French skipper Coville sets new round-the-world sailing record

Arriving at the port of Brest, the dishevelled and dazed 57-year-old skipper Thomas Coville said he found the result "almost hard to believe".

Setting sail on 15 December off the coast of Ouessant, Coville and his six crew members beat the Jules Verne Trophy record, created in 1993 in reference to the famous novel Around the World in 80 Days and its hero Phileas Fogg, by 12 hours and 44 minutes.

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