Coville sets world sailing record, wins Jules VerneAP, PARISFrench skipper Thomas Coville set a new record for the fastest sail around the world, improving the previous mark by more than 12 hours when he yesterday won the Jules Verne Trophy. The previous record was 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes, 30 seconds, set in 2017 by another Frenchman, Francis Joyon. French skipper Thomas Coville, right, and his crew celebrate aboard the Sodebo Ultim 3 after finishing their Jules Verne Trophy attempt off Brest, France, yesterday. They set new benchmark times at every Cape — Good Hope, Leeuwin and Horn. Coville averaged 29.17 knots (54kph) over 45,569km, also improving two intermediate records during the journey.
