Thomas Coville left Ushant on November 6, 2016 for his solo multihull round-the-world race aboard his Ultime, Sodebo Ultim'. After a first record in Ecuador in 5 days 17 hours and 15 min, he has just beaten a second record, that of the Cape of Good Hope.
After an express descent of the Atlantic, he has just passed the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope (southern tip of Africa) this Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 19 h 33 min 40 s. Thomas will therefore have taken 14 days 4 hours 43 minutes and 48 seconds (subject to homologation and ratification by the WSSRC - World Sailing Speed Record Council), which is 1 day 5 h 14 min 50 s ahead of the previous record held by Francis Joyon since 2007. The latter took 15 d 9 h 58 min 38 s.
The skipper of Sodebo Ultim' has just passed the first of the three capes along his course. And he is leading his 31-meter trimaran as if it were a crew, carrying out a series of technical and physical maneuvers. In 48 hours, he has gybed 21 times! A rare series of gybes for a solo sailor in the roaring 40s!
Thomas Coville is keeping up a frenzied pace as he leads his 31-meter long, 21.20-meter wide trimaran at high speeds: 24.6 knots (45.55 km/h).
The skipper has now passed the Agulhas Cape, located slightly east of Good Hope, which marks the entrance to the Indian Ocean. We can expect wind, sea and icy air coming straight from the ice pack.
