For 38 days, it had all been plain sailing for Thomas Coville, a French yacht racer, and his six-man crew. Their 105ft trimaran, “Sodebo Ultim 3”, was in the lead after rounding South America and ...

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, ...

PARIS(AP) — French 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 won the Jules Verne Trophy on Sunday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. French skipper Thomas Coville (R) and his crew members celebrate aboard the Ultim class multihull "Sodebo Ultim 3" as they arrive ...