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Old 16-12-2017, 12:48   #1
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Getting very close.....

Gabart to make history tomorrow >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
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Wow, that's amazing passage times, hard to believe
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It’s hard to even comprehend this achievement. On the edge alone for that long pushing a boat like that in the high latitudes. Amazing! I think this record will stand for a while.
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Francois is the MAN. Such a humble, amazing sailor.
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Amazing! I think this record will stand for a while.
From memory, didn't a lot of folks say that about the record that he is now about to break?

None the less, an astonishing feat for the man and for the vessel.

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Amazing, sailing that intense for so many days!



This guys record attempt didnt work out so well:

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/20...off-cape-horn/
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Amazing, sailing that intense for so many days!



This guys record attempt didnt work out so well:

Record-seeker rescued off Cape Horn >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Recycled boat. No wonder it broke.

Where was it built ?
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42 days, 16 hours


French sailor sets new solo round-the-world record: 42 days, 16 hours - LA Times
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[QUOTE=Jim Cate;2537759]From memory, didn't a lot of folks say that about the record that he is now about to break?

True...he will probably just go back out with a foiling tri and smash his own record. Francois is the Chuck Norris of solo sailing.
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