French solo sailor to attempt round the world speed record

General

6:54 AM Sun 30 Jan 2011 GMT

'Sodeb?O was built by Sydney firm' Christophe Launay &copy

More than a month after his target departure date of 20th December, French solo sailor Thomas Coville has set off from the port of Brest in his 105 ft trimaran Sodeb'O in a bid to break the around-the-world solo sailing record. To achieve this, he will have to round the globe in less than 57 days, 13 hours and 34 minutes and 6 seconds. This is how long it took his fellow Frenchman Francis Joyon to circle the world three years ago, and THAT was a whopping 14 days faster than British sailor Ellen Macarthur's record making voyage in 2005. ...

Nearby
North Head, NSW	Calm
Little Bay, NSW	Calm
Windiest in Australia
Cape Leeuwin, WA	25 kn NW	17°
Most Windless in Australia
Perth (Coastal), WA	Calm	13°
Hottest in Australia
Lajamanu, NT	5 kn NNW	29°
Coldest in Australia
Marrangaroo (Defence), NSW	Calm	4°
Wettest in Australia
Thangool Airport, QLD	55.2 mm

French solo sailor to attempt round the world speed record

The Bar Crossing: Wait for Slack Water

Night Watch: Stay Useful After Dark

Live Weather

Nearby

Windiest in Australia

Most Windless in Australia

Hottest in Australia

Coldest in Australia

Wettest in Australia

(Other) Articles

Buy & Sell

2026 Duotone Whip

2026 Core Halo

Naish Hokua Gtw

2025 Appletree Appletree Midlength Skipper

2025 Naish Adx Nvision

RRD 2 X Kids Sail Quiver, Mast, Boom, Extens

2026 CodeFoils Race Wings

Know before you go

Download the Seabreeze app for iOS or Android.

Weather

Activities

About

Other

Support