Coville marca un nuevo récord mundial de vela y gana el trofeo Julio Verne – Chicago Tribune

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PARÍS (AP) — French navigator Thomas Coville set a new record for the fastest view of the world, bettering the previous mark by more than 12 hours to win the Julio Verne Trophy on Sunday.

Coville and his teammates Benjamin Schwartz, Frédéric Denis, Pierre Leboucher, Léonard Legrand, Guillaume Pirouelle and Nicolas Troussel traveled across the front line to the French island of Ouessant after 40 days, 10 hours, 45 minutes and 50 seconds at sea in his 32-metro trimaran Sodebo Ultim 3.

The previous record was 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds, set in 2017 by another Frenchman, Francis Joyon.

Coville and his tripulation encounter very harsh climatic conditions in his record-breaking journey, and tuvieron which extends on its route in the Atlantic before supporting the turmoil of Ingrid near the meta. Establish new reference times for each subject: Buena Esperanza, Leeuwin and Hornos.

Coville sold 29.17 bares, the equivalent to 34 miles per hour, over 28.315 miles, also best intermediate records during the trip. In comparison, Joyon gained 26.412 miles with a fast speed of 26.85 naked.

The Jules Verne Trophy is open to any type of boarding without restrictions and arrives at the patrons in front of Chemin de Bonne Esperance, Chemin Leeuwin and Chemin de Hornos.

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This story was translated into English by an AP editor with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool.