World Sailing Speed Record Council Archives

Favorable Conditions for Record Setting

November 11th, 2017

(November 11, 2017; Day 8, 21:00 FR) – Saturday, the morning of the eighth day of his attempt against the

November 10th, 2017

(November 10, 2017; Day 7, 21:00 FR) – It took a little less than six days for François Gabart to

November 9th, 2017

(November 9, 2017; Day 6, 20:30 FR) – Crossing the doldrums has cost François Gabart his lead in setting a

November 8th, 2017

(November 8, 2017; Day 5, 23:30 FR) – The advance held by François Gabart in his bid to set a

November 7th, 2017

(November 7, 2017; Day 4, 21:00 FR) – François Gabart has seen his advantage on the single-handed round the world

November 7th, 2017

The World Sailing Speed Record Council has established a new world record for the 289 nm course from Chicago, IL

November 6th, 2017

(November 6, 2017; Day 3, 21:00 FR) – François Gabart is descending south through the north Atlantic at record-breaking pace

November 4th, 2017

On standby since October 22, François Gabart cast off November 4 at 10.05 (French time, UTC+1) to take on the

October 20th, 2017

French sailor François Gabart and the 30m MACIF trimaran have their sights on setting a new solo round the world

October 17th, 2017

(October 17, 2017) – Peter Thornton and his 13 crew on the Volvo 70 Il Mostro have broken the Chicago