February 03, 2004

Around the world in 72 days.: French yachtsman Francis Joyon has reduced the solo round-the-world sailing record by an incredible 20%.

posted by liam to other at 10:10 PM - 4 comments

What can you say beyond the praise heaped on in the article? Absolutely amazing, and all the more impressive that it wasn't a multi-million dollar investment.

posted by dusted at 11:49 AM on February 04, 2004

Bernard Moitessier's 'The Long Way' is a fantastic book about the 1st solo non-stop circumnavigation race. I'll let the reviews on Amazon speak for themselves.

posted by kokaku at 11:56 AM on February 04, 2004

This (long solo voyages) is something I'll never comprehend but good to see that somebody has put a new line in the sand.

posted by billsaysthis at 03:55 PM on February 04, 2004

Is there a commonly held route for this race, or is it pick your own way?

posted by garfield at 04:14 PM on February 04, 2004

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