Sailor on 6.5 metre yacht circumnavigates non-stop in 268 days

1:58 AM Fri 23 Jul 2010 GMT

'Alessandro di Benedetto triumphant' .

It took him 268 days, but Franco-Italian Alessandro Di Benedetto has just completed his circumnavigation of the world in a 6.5 metre yacht, non-stop and unassisted, in spite of being dismasted when approaching Cape Horn and continuing under jury rig. Returning to Les Sables d'Olonne, where he started nearly nine months ago, on 26th October, hundreds of his family, friends, fans and followers were there to welcome him home. 'It was really fantastic for me. It was a dream I've always thought was feasible. However, there are plenty of people told me I was crazy and that I would die,' ...

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