Around the world sailing record#Single-handed
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File:Record Jules Verne 26 01 2017 102.jpg, current outright record holder at 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds.]]
The first around the world sailing record for circumnavigation of the world can be attributed to the surviving crew of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, including the last captain Juan Sebastián Elcano who completed their journey in 1522.
Although not in a single voyage but Magellan was technically the first to circumnavigate the globe since he was killed in the Mactan Islands and while in the Kingdom of Portugal's service, Magellan had already reached the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia on previous voyages traveling east (from 1505 to 1511–1512). By visiting this area again but now traveling west, Magellan achieved a nearly complete personal circumnavigation of the globe for the first time in history.Miller, Gordon (2011). Voyages: To the New World and Beyond (1st ed.). University of Washington Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-295-99115-3.Dutch, Steve (21 May 1997). "Circumnavigations of the Globe to 1800". University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
The first solo record was set by Joshua Slocum in the Spray (1898).
The current record holders are IDEC 3, skippered by Francis Joyon in 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds for a crewed journey, and François Gabart with Macif in 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds for a solo journey.
Most races or solo attempts start from Europe. Due to the configuration of the continents, sailing around the world consists of sailing on the Southern Ocean around the Antarctica continent, passing south of Cape Horn, Cape of Good Hope and Cape Leeuwin. Since 1918 the Panama Canal is an option but the locks must be entered and exited using engine power. Large stretches of the canal can be crossed under sail power.
Sailing around the world can be done by two directions: eastward or westward. The dominant winds and currents (outside tropical areas) make the voyage eastwards on the Southern hemisphere faster, most skippers and yachts who race prefer this route. Today, the multihulls perform much better than monohulls and hold the best times. Leisure yacht skippers who prefer tropical seas more often go westward, using the trade winds (and the Panama Canal). The Jules Verne Trophy is awarded for the fastest qualifying circumnavigation, starting from an imaginary line between the Créac'h lighthouse on Ushant island, France, and the Lizard Lighthouse, UK.
The records are homologated by the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC).{{Cite web|url=http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/round-the-world-non-stop.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927171730/http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/round-the-world-non-stop.html|url-status=dead|title=round the world records|archivedate=27 September 2011}} WSSRC rules state that qualifying round-the-world voyages must be at least 21,600 nmi long, calculated along the shortest possible track from the starting port and back that does not cross land and does not go below 63°S. The great-circle distance formulas are to be used, assuming that the great circle length is 21,600 nmi. It is allowed to have one single waypoint to lengthen the calculated track. The equator must be crossed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sailspeedrecords.com/the-courses-offshore|title=The courses offshore|website=www.sailspeedrecords.com}} In reality, this means that the boat should pass a waypoint at or not far from the antipode of the starting port of the journey (the exact position depends on how short the shortest possible track is). For example, the Vendée Globe starts at 46°N 2°W, has a waypoint at 57°S 180°E, and barely makes the distance requirement. The participants don't have to go to the antipode at 46°S 178°E since the rounding of Africa gives extra distance.
Notable races
The most famous races around the world are:
- The Vendée Globe, a non-stop solo race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class.
- The Ocean Race, a stopping fully crewed race, currently using the Volvo Ocean 65 and IMOCA 60 class. Previously known as the Whitbread Round The World Race and the Volvo Ocean Race.
- The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, a stopping crewed race for amateur crews using the Clipper 70 Class.
- The Golden Globe Race has returned since 2018 as a retro sailing race without the use of modern technology for navigation.
Former races including:
- The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, held in 1968-1969, the first round-the-world yacht race.
- The BT Global Challenge, was a race held every four years and followed the westward route.
- The Race, was a race held in 2000, involving multihulls.
- The Oryx Quest, held in 2005, starting from Qatar.
- The Velux 5 Oceans Race, a stopping solo race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class previously known as the BOC Challenge, later as Around Alone.
- The Barcelona World Race, a non-stop two-handed race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class.
Notable solo achievements
From the first round-the-world yacht race (Sunday Times Golden Globe Race) in 1968, to November 2020, around 200 sailors tried their luck in a monohull and less than 100 managed to complete the course, mainly in the context of the Vendée Globe.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
Only 6 sailors achieved the Westward route facing the dominant winds and currents.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
Only 4 sailors managed to complete a round-the-world tour in a single-handed multihull without stopover and without assistance:
- Francis Joyon (2004) 72 days, (2008) 57 days
- Ellen MacArthur (2005) 71 days
- Thomas Coville (2016) 49 days, (2011) 61 days, (2008) 59 days
- Francois Gabart (2017) 42 days
Only 3 sailors have raced non-stop solo around the world in both directions. Mike Golding and Dee Caffari both set WSSRC Westbound world records using Global Challenge boats and also finishing the Eastbound Vendee Globe Race. In 2018 Jean-Luc Van Den Heede also managed this achievement.
Eastward route
=Crewed=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Year!! Time !! Boat name !! Type !! Crew no. !! Crew !! Context |
2017 January
|40d 23h 30m 30s |Trimaran |6 |Skipper - {{flagathlete|Francis Joyon|FRA}}|{{cite web |title=Joyon And His Men Shatter The Jules Verne Trophy Record |url=https://www.idecsport-sailing.com/2017/01/26/joyon-and-his-men-shatter-the-jules-verne-trophy-record/?lang=en |website=IDEC SPORT Sailing |access-date=29 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011072708/https://www.idecsport-sailing.com/2017/01/26/joyon-and-his-men-shatter-the-jules-verne-trophy-record/?lang=en |archive-date=11 October 2017 |date=26 Jan 2017 |url-status=dead}} |attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy |
2012 January
|Trimaran |14 |Skipper - {{flagathlete|Loick Peyron|FRA}}|{{Cite web|url=http://www.voile.banquepopulaire.fr/press/Maxi-Trimaran-Banque-Populaire-V/NEWS-FLASH-OF-ARRIVAL-the-Maxi-trimaran-Banque-Populaire-V-takes-possession-of-the-Jules-Verne-Trophy-7075.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108075413/http://www.voile.banquepopulaire.fr/press/Maxi-Trimaran-Banque-Populaire-V/NEWS-FLASH-OF-ARRIVAL-the-Maxi-trimaran-Banque-Populaire-V-takes-possession-of-the-Jules-Verne-Trophy-7075.html|url-status=dead|title=Press Releases Maxi Trimaran Banque Populaire V|archivedate=8 January 2012}} |attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy |
2010 March
|Trimaran |Skipper - {{flagathlete|Franck Cammas|FRA}} |attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy |
2005 March
|Catamaran |14 |Skipper - {{flagathlete|Bruno Peyron|FRA}} |attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy |
2004 April
|Catamaran |Skipper - {{flagathlete|Steve Fossett|USA}} | |
2002 May
|Catamaran |13 |Skipper - {{flagathlete|Bruno Peyron|FRA}} |attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy |
|1997 March
|Trimaran |7 | Skipper - {{flagathlete|Olivier de Kersauson|FRA}} |attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy |
1994 January
|Enza |Catamaran |6 |Co Skipper - {{flagathlete|Peter Blake|NZL}} |attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy |
1993 January
|Catamaran |5 |Skipper - {{flagathlete|Bruno Peyron|FRA}} |attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy |
=Single-handed=
==Multihulls==
class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht!! Type !! Note |
2017
|42d 16h 40m 35s |{{flagathlete|François Gabart|FRA}} |Trimaran 100 ft |Arrived on 17 December 2017, non-stop. Also the second fastest outright circumnavigation time. |
2016
|49d 3h 7m 38s |{{flagathlete|Thomas Coville|FRA}} |Sodebo Ultim (formerly Geronimo) |Trimaran 102 ft |Arrived on 25 December 2016, non-stop. Also the sixth fastest outright circumnavigation time. |
2008
|57d 13h 34m 06s |{{flagathlete|Francis Joyon|FRA}} |Trimaran 97 ft |Arrived on 19 January 2008, non-stop. |
2005
|71d 14h 18m 33s |{{flagathlete|Ellen MacArthur|UK}} |B&Q/Castorama |Trimaran 75 ft |Arrived on 8 February, non-stop. |
2004
|72d 22h 54m 22s |{{flagathlete|Francis Joyon|FRA}} |IDEC (formerly Poulain) |Trimaran |Non-stop |
1989
|125d |{{flagathlete|Olivier de Kersauson|FRA}} |Un autre regard (formerly Poulain) |Trimaran |Two stops |
1988
|129d 19h 17m |{{flagathlete|Philippe Monnet|FRA}} |Kriter brut de brut |Trimaran |Two stops |
1973
|169d |{{flagathlete|Alain Colas|FRA}} |Manureva (formerly Pen Duick IV) |Trimaran |One stop |
==Monohulls==
class="wikitable sortable"
! Year!! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht!! Type !! Context |
2025 (January)
|64d 19h 22m 49s |{{flagathlete|Charlie Dalin|FRA}} |During 2024-2025 Vendee Globe, non-stop and no assistance |
2017 (January)
|{{flagathlete|Armel Le Cléac'h|FRA}} |During 2016-2017 Vendée Globe, non-stop and no assistance |
2017 (January)
|74d 19h 35m{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexthomsonracing.com/|title=Alex Thomson Racing}} |{{flagathlete|Alex Thomson|GBR}} |HUGO BOSS |During 2016-2017 Vendée Globe, non-stop and no assistance |
2013 (January)
|{{flagathlete|François Gabart|FRA}} |During 2012-2013 Vendée Globe, non-stop and no assistance |
2009 (January)
|84d 3h 09m |{{flagathlete|Michel Desjoyeaux|FRA}} |During 2008-2009 Vendée Globe, non-stop and no assistance |
2005 (Feb)
|87d 10h 45m 55s |{{flagathlete|Vincent Riou|FRA}} |During 2004-2005 Vendée Globe, non-stop and no assistance |
2001 (Feb)
| 93d 3h 57m 32s |{{flagathlete|Michel Desjoyeaux|FRA}} |During 2000-2001 Vendée Globe, non-stop and no assistance |
1997
|105d 20h 31m 23s |{{flagathlete|Christophe Auguin|FRA}} |Geodis |During 1996-1997 Vendée Globe, non-stop and no assistance |
1990
|109d 08h 48' 50" |{{flagathlete|Titouan Lamazou|FRA}} |Ecureuil d'Aquitaine II |Monohull |During 1989-1990 Vendée Globe, non-stop and no assistance |
1986
|150d 1h 6m |{{flagathlete|Dodge Morgan|USA}} |American Promise |Monohull |12 November 1985 – 11 April 1986, non-stop Swift, E. M. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100910014021/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1064751/index.htm "Feat Of Global Dimensions: Dodge Morgan sailed his 60-foot cutter, American Promise, around the world non-stop in a record-shattering 150 days"], Sports Illustrated, 21 April 1986. Accessed 19 September 2010. |
1985
|236d 10h 45m |{{flagathlete|Peter Freeman|CAN}} |Laiviņa |Monohull |3 November 1984 – 27 June 1985 non-stop. Santa Barbara to Santa Barbara, CA, USA. Guinness record. Times Colonist – 15 July 1985 "Solo sailor steps ashore after global record feat" Total voyage: Victoria to Victoria, BC, Canada. 14 October, 1984 – 14 July 1985. {{cite web|title=Cape Horn Birthday: Record-Breaking Solo Non-Stop Circumnavigation, Seaworthy Publications Inc., Melbourne, Florida|url=https://seaworthy.com/product/cape-horn-birthday-record-breaking-solo-non-stop-circumnavigation-soft-cover/|website=Seaworthy.com|date=17 May 2018|accessdate=14 April 2025}} |
1982
|419d 22h 10m |{{flagathlete|Jon Sanders|AUS}} |Perie Banou |Monohull |The first single-handed sailor to remain continuously at sea twice around the world west to east via Southern Ocean{{cite web|title=Jon Sanders Completes Tenth Circumnavigation|url=http://www.mysailing.com.au/cruising/jon-sanders-completes-tenth-circumnavigation-of-the-world|website=Mysailing.com|date=21 December 2017|accessdate=22 December 2017}} |
1969
|313d |{{flagathlete|Sir Robin Knox-Johnston|GBR}} |Monohull |Attempt at Sunday Times Golden Globe Race. Achieved first non-stop single handed circumnavigation. |
1967
|226d |{{flagathlete|Sir Francis Chichester|GBR}} |Monohull |Solo attempt. One Stop in Sydney. Second person to achieve a true circumnavigation of the world solo, after Joshua Slocum. |
=Non-stop Longest Distance Sailed=
Recognised by the Guinness Book of Records
class="wikitable sortable"
! Year!! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht!! Type !! Context !! Ref. | ||
1988 | 657d 21h 18m
|{{flagathlete|Jon Sanders|AUS}} |Parry Endeavour | Monohull
|Triple non-stop solo circumnavigation, longest distance sailed non-stop by any vessel (71,023 nautical miles) |{{cite book|title=Guinnness World Records|date=2018|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/products/books/guinness-world-records-2018-edition/|accessdate=31 December 2017}}{{cite web|title=Project Endeavour: John Sanders' Triple circumnavigation|url=http://john.curtin.edu.au/endeavour/circumnavigation.html|accessdate=25 December 2017}} |
=Singlehanded Female=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht !! Type !! Note !! Ref. | ||||||
2005-02-08 | {{0}}71d 14h 18m 33s | {{flagathlete|Ellen MacArthur|GBR}} | B&Q/Castorama | 75 ft Trimaran | {{Cite web|url=https://sailspeedrecords.com/offshore|title = Historical list of Passage Records}} | |
2000 | {{0}}94d 04h 25m | {{flagathlete|Ellen MacArthur|GBR}} | Kingfisher | 60 ft Monohull IMOCA 60 | set doing the 2000–2001 Vendée Globe Race | |
1996 | 140d 04h 38m | {{flagathlete|Catherine Chabaud|FRA}} | Whirlpool-Europe 2 | 60 ft Monohull IMOCA 60 | set doing the 1996–1997 Vendée Globe Race | {{Cite web|url=https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/19250/girl-power-time-for-a-girrrrrrrl-imoca|title = News - Girl Power. Time for a Girrrrrrrl Imoca - Vendée Globe - en}} |
1995 | 285d 26m 27s | {{flagathlete|Lisa Clayton|GBR}} | Spirit/Birmingham | 38 ft Monohull | {{Cite web|url=https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/10279|title=Lisa Clayton and the Spirit of Birmingham – Early Day Motions – UK Parliament}} |
The following voyages were pioneers and not officially recognized by the WSSRC.
- Ten women have completed the Vendee Globe two of these broke the outright record and more recently the establishment of a monohull record.
- In 1978 {{flagathlete|Naomi James|NZL}} sailed solo round the world in 272d on Express Crusader (formerly Spirit of Cutty Sark) a 53 ft Monohull Van der Stadt design Gallant 53.{{cite web |title=The forgotten Dame who sailed round the world |website=Independent |date=12 February 2005 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/the-forgotten-dame-who-sailed-round-the-world-1530210.html}}
- In 1978 {{flagathlete|Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz|POL}} became the first women to sail around the world in 401-day voyage 1978http://www.solarnavigator.net/dame_naomi_james.htm#:~:text=In%20context? In context.
=Singlehanded Female Monohull=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht !! Type !! Note !! Ref. | |||||
2025-01-25 | {{0}}76d 01h 36m 52s | {{flagathlete|Justine Mettraux|SUI}} | Teamwork.net | IMOCA 60 | set doing the 2024–2025 Vendée Globe Race |
Westward route
This route is the more demanding one, as it faces the dominant winds and currents. There are fewer attempts and records.
=Outright Crewed=
As of February 2010, no record has been homologated.
=Outright Single-handed=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Year!! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht!! Type !! Note |
2004
|122d 14h 03m 49s |{{flagathlete|Jean-Luc Van Den Heede|FRA}} |Adrien |Monohull |Solo attempt non-stop. Arrived 19 March. |
2000
|151d 19h 54m |{{flagathlete|Philippe Monnet|FRA}} |Uunet |Monohull |Solo attempt non-stop. Arrived 9 June. |
1994
|167d 7h 42m 54s |{{flagathlete|Mike Golding|GBR}} |Group 4 |Monohull |Fastest westward journey |
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|1987 |257d 21h 18m |{{flagathlete|Jon Sanders|AUS}} |Parry Endeavour |Monohull |Triple non-stop solo circumnavigation, 1st and 3rd circumnavigations were westwards |
1971
|292d |{{flagathlete|Chay Blyth|GBR}} |British Steel |Monohull |Started 18 October 1970, arrived 6 August 1971 |
1898
|1160d |{{flagathlete|Joshua Slocum|USA}} |Spray |Monohull |First solo circumnavigation; started 24 April 1895, arrived 27 June 1898 |
=Female Non-stop Single-handed=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Year!! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht!! Type !! Note !! Ref. | |||||
2006 | 178d 17h 55m 42s | {{flagathlete|Dee Caffari|GBR}} | Aviva | Challenge 72 | Later also completed an Eastabout solo circumnavigation
| {{cite web |date=17 May 2006 |title=Aviva Challenge: Caffari triumphs as first woman to complete solo non-stop round-the-world voyage against prevailing winds and currents |website=aviva |url=https://www.aviva.com/newsroom/news-releases/2006/05/aviva-challenge-caffari-triumphs-as-first-woman-to-complete-solo-non-stop-round-the-world-voyage-against-prevailing-winds-and-currents-2617/ |access-date=2021-08-01}}{{cite web |date=2019 |title=WSSRC Ratified World Passage Records |website=World Sailing Speed Record Council |url=https://www.sailspeedrecords.com/ratified-passage |access-date=2021-08-01}} |
Passage records
=Multihull=
class="wikitable alternance sortable" style="font-size:85%"
!Skipper !Year !Equator !Good Hope !Cape Agulhas !Cape Leeuwin !Tasmania !Anti meridian !Cape Horn !Equator !Ushant |
Franck Cammas
|2021 |5 d 13 h 14 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|11 d 09 h 53 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|11 d 14 h 03 ' | | | | | | |
Thomas Coville
|2020 |5 d 09 h 50 ' |12 d 02 h 05 ' |12 d 03 h 45 ' | | | | | | |
Yann Guichard
|2019 |bgcolor=ffffbf|4 d 19 h 57 ' |12 d 13 h 08 ' |12 d 14 h 58 ' | | | | | | |
Francis Joyon
|2016 |5 d 18 h 59 ' |12 d 19 h 28 ' |12 d 21 h 22 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|17 d 06 h 59 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|18 d 18 h 31 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|20 d 07 h 04 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|26 d 15 h 45 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|35 d 04 h 09 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|40 d 23 h 30 ' |
Loïck Peyron
|2011 |5 d 14 h 55 ' |11 d 21 h 48 ' |11 d 23 h 49 ' |17 d 23 h 57 ' |20 d 07 h 11 ' |22 d 11 h 34 ' |30 d 22 h 19 ' |38 d 02 h 46 ' |45 d 13 h 42 ' |
Yann Guichard
|2015 |4 d 21 h 29 ' |11 d 22 h 04 ' |12 d 00 h 02 ' |18 d 11 h 25 ' |20 d 04 h 37 ' |22 d 07 h 43 ' |30 d 04 h 07 ' |39 d 13 h 31 ' |47 d 10 h 59 ' |
Francis Joyon
|2015 |5 d 05 h 01 ' |13 d 05 h 11 ' |13 d 09 h 15 ' |18 d 20 h 37 ' |20 d 08 h 18 ' |22 d 09 h 48 ' |31 d 01 h 47 ' |40 d 14 h 53 ' |47 d 14 h 47 ' |
Franck Cammas
|2009 |5 d 15 h 23 ' |14 d 13 h 31 ' |14 d 15 h 48 ' |21 d 14 h 22 ' |22 d 20 h 27 ' |25 d 07 h 36 ' |32 d 04 h 34 ' |41 d 21 h 09 ' |48 d 07 h 44 ' |
Bruno Peyron
|2005 |7 d 02 h 56 ' |14 d 05 h 21 ' |14 d 08 h 19 ' |21 d 13 h |23 d 19 h 23 ' |25 d 21 h 33 ' |32 d 13 h 29 ' |40 d 19 h 05 ' |50 d 16 h 20 ' |
Steve Fossett
|2004 |8 d 06 h 28 ' |17 d 23 h 29 ' | |25 d 14 h 08 ' | |30 d 22 h 47 ' |39 d 16 h 16 ' |50 d 03 h 03 ' |58 d 09 h 32 ' |
O. de Kersauson
|2003 |6 d 11 h 26 ' |16 d 14 h 35 ' | |26 d 04 h 53 ' | |31 d 22 h 53 ' |41 d 16 h 27 ' |53 d 09 h 37 ' |
Bruno Peyron
|2002 |7 d 22 h |18 d 18 h 40 ' | |29 d 07 h 22 ' | |34 d 09 h 20 ' |42 d 02 h 52 ' |53 d 04 h 49 ' |64 d 08 h 37 ' |
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%"
!Skipper !Year !Ushant Equator !Equator Good Hope !Good Hope Leeuwin !Leeuwin Cape Horn !Cape Horn Equator !Equator Ushant |
Franck Cammas
|2021 |5 d 13 h 14 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|5 d 20 h 39 ' | | | | |
Thomas Coville
|2020 |5 d 09 h 50 ' |6 d 16 h 15 ' | | | | |
Yann Guichard
|2015 |bgcolor=ffffbf|4 d 19 h 57 ' |7 d 17 h 11 ' | | | | |
Francis Joyon
|2016 |5 d 18 h 59 ' |7 d 00 h 29 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|4 d 11 h 31 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|9 d 08 h 46 ' |8 d 12 h 24 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|5 d 19 h 21 ' |
Loïck Peyron
|2011 |5 d 14 h 55 ' |6 d 06 h 53 ' |6 d 02 h 09 ' |12 d 22 h 22 ' |7 d 04 h 27 ' |7 d 10 h 58 ' |
Yann Guichard
|2015 |4 d 21 h 29 ' |7 d 00 h 35 ' |6 d 13 h 21 ' |12 d 06 h 03 ' |9 d 09 h 24 ' |7 d 21 h 28 ' |
Francis Joyon
|2015 |5 d 05 h 01 ' |8 d 04 h 10 ' |5 d 15 h 26 ' |12 d 05 h 10 ' |9 d 13 h 06 ' |6 d 23 h 56 ' |
Franck Cammas
|2009 |5 d 15 h 23 ' |7 d 02 h 23 ' |7 d 00 h 51 ' |10 d 14 h 12 ' |9 d 16 h 35 ' |6 d 10 h 44 ' |
Bruno Peyron
|2005 |7 d 02 h 56 ' |7 d 05 h 23 ' |7 d 07 h 39 ' |12 d 00 h 29 ' |8 d 05 h 36 ' |9 d 21 h 15 ' |
Steve Fossett
|2004 |8 d 06 h 28 ' |9 d 17 h 01 ' |7 d 14 h 39 ' |14 d 02 h 08 ' |10 d 10 h 47 ' |8 d 06 h 29 ' |
O. de Kersauson
|2003 |6 d 11 h 26 ' |10 d 03 h 09 ' |9 d 09 h 18 ' |15 d 11 h 34 ' |11 d 17 h 10 ' |14 d 15 h 21 ' |
Bruno Peyron
|2002 |7 d 22 h 00 ' |10 d 20 h 40 ' |12 d 19 h 30 ' |10 d 12 h 42 ' |11 d 01 h 57 ' |11 d 03 h 48 ' |
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%"
!Skipper !Year !Good Hope Cape Horn !Equator Equator !Equator Cape Horn !Cape Horn Ushant !Indian Ocean WSSRC !Pacific Ocean WSSRC |
Francis Joyon
|2016 |bgcolor=ffffbf|13 d 20 h 13 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|29 d 09 h 10 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|20 d 20 h 46 ' |14 d 07 h 45 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|5 d 21 h 09 ' |7 d 21 h 14 ' |
Loïck Peyron
|2011 |19 d 00 h 31 ' |32 d 11 h 51 ' |25 d 07 h 23 ' |14 d 15 h 25 ' |8 d 07 h 23 ' |10 d 15 h 07 ' |
Yann Guichard
|2015 |18 d 06 h 03 ' |34 d 08 h 02 ' |25 d 06 h 38 ' |17 d 06 h 54 ' |8 d 04 h 45 ' |9 d 23 h 30 ' |
Francis Joyon
|2015 |17 d 20 h 36 ' |35 d 13 h 52 ' |26 d 00 h 46 ' |16 d 13 h 02 ' |7 d 00 h 00 ' |10 d 23 h 10 ' |
Franck Cammas
|2009 |17 d 15 h 03 ' |36 d 02 h 03 ' |26 d 09 h 27 ' |16 d 03 h 19 ' |8 d 17 h 39 ' |8 d 18 h 41 ' |
Bruno Peyron
|2005 |18 d 08 h 08 ' |33 d 16 h 06 ' |25 d 03 h 35 ' |18 d 02 h 39 ' |9 d 11 h 04 ' |8 d 18 h 08 ' |
Steve Fossett
|2004 |21 d 16 h 47 ' |41 d 20 h 35 ' |31 d 09 h 48 ' |18 d 17 h 16 ' | | |
O. de Kersauson
|2003 |25 d 01 h 52 ' |46 d 22 h 11 ' |35 d 05 h 01 ' |16 d 07 h 31 ' | | |
Bruno Peyron
|2002 |23 d 08 h 12 ' |45 d 06 h 49 ' |34 d 04 h 52 ' |22 d 05 h 45 ' |
=Multihull (singlehanded)=
class="wikitable alternance sortable" style="font-size:85%"
!Skipper !Year !Equator !Good Hope !Cape Agulhas !Cape Leeuwin !Tasmania !Anti meridian !Cape Horn !Equator !Ushant |
Charles Caudrelier
|2024 |06 d 07 h 41 ' |12 d 01 h 02 ' | |bgcolor=ccaabf|18 d 05 h 43 ' | | | | | |
François Gabart
|2017 |5 d 20 h 45 ' |bgcolor=ccaabf|11 d 20 h 10 ' |bgcolor=ccaabf|11 d 22 h 20 ' |19 d 14 h 10 ' |bgcolor=ccaabf|21 d 12 h 00 ' |bgcolor=ccaabf|23 d 05 h 08 ' |bgcolor=ccaabf|29 d 03 h 15 ' |bgcolor=ccaabf|36 d 01 h 30 ' |bgcolor=ccaabf|42 d 16 h 40 ' |
Thomas Coville
|2016 |bgcolor=ccaabf|5 d 17 h 15 ' |14 d 04 h 44 ' | |21 d 03 h 09 ' |22 d 17 h 01 ' |24 d 15 h 05 ' |31 d 11 h 30 ' |41 d 14 h 53 ' |49 d 03 h 07 ' |
Francis Joyon
|2007 |6 d 16 h 58 ' |15 d 07 h 16 ' | |22 d 15 h 28 ' |24 d 19 h 19 ' |27 d 07 h |35 d 12 h 36 ' |48 d 02 h 18 ' |57 d 13 h 34 ' |
Ellen MacArthur
|2004 |8 d 18 h 20 ' |18 d 18 h 20 ' | |29 d 14 h 25 ' |32 d 19 h 57 ' | |44 d 23 h 36 ' |60 d 13 h |71 d 14 h 18 ' |
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%"
!Skipper !Year !Ushant Equator !Equator Good Hope !Good Hope Leeuwin !Leeuwin Cape Horn !Cape Horn Equator !Equator Ushant |
Charles Caudrelier
|2024 |{{0}}6 j {{0}}7 h 41 min |bgcolor=ffffbf|{{0}}5 d 17 h 21 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|{{0}}6 d 04 h 41 ' | | | | |
François Gabart
|2017 |{{0}}5 d 20 h 45 ' |{{0}}5 d 23 h 25 ' |{{0}}7 d 18 h |bgcolor=ccaabf|{{0}}9 d 13 h 05 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|{{0}}6 d 22 h 15 ' |bgcolor=ccaabf|{{0}}6 d 15 h 10 ' |
Thomas Coville
|2016 |bgcolor=ccaabf|{{0}}5 d 17 h 15 ' |{{0}}8 d 11 h 29 ' |{{0}}6 d 22 h 25 ' |10 d 08 h 21 ' |10 d 03 h 23 ' |{{0}}7 d 12 h 14 ' |
Francis Joyon
|2007 |{{0}}6 d 16 h 58 ' |{{0}}8 d 14 h 18 ' |{{0}}7 d {{0}}8 h 11 ' |12 d 21 h 08 ' |12 d 13 h 42 ' |{{0}}9 d 11 h 16 ' |
Ellen MacArthur
|2004 |{{0}}8 d 18 h 20 ' |10 d 00 h 00 ' |10 d 19 h 05 ' |18 d 04 h 20 ' |15 d 13 h 24 ' |11 d 01 h 18 ' |
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%"
!Skipper !Year !Good Hope Cape Horn !Equator Equator !Equator Cape Horn !Cape Horn Ushant !Indian Ocean WSSRC !Pacific Ocean WSSRC |
François Gabart
|2017 |17 d 07 h 05 ' |bgcolor=ccaabf|30 d 04 h 45 ' |bgcolor=ccaabf|23 d 06 h 30 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|13 d 13 h 25 ' |{{0}}9 d 13 h 40 ' |bgcolor=ffffbf|{{0}}7 d 15 h 15 ' |
Thomas Coville
|2016 |bgcolor=ccaabf|17 d 06 h 46 ' |35 d 21 h 38 ' |25 d 18 h 15 ' |17 d 15 h 37 ' |bgcolor=ccaabf|{{0}}8 d 12 h 19 ' |{{0}}8 d 18 h 28 ' |
Francis Joyon
|2007 |20 d 05 h 20 ' |41 d 09 h 14 ' |28 d 19 h 38 ' |22 d 00 h 58 ' |{{0}}9 d 12 h 03 ' |10 d 14 h 30 ' |
Ellen MacArthur
|2004 |26 d 05 h 16 ' |52 d 18 h 40 ' |36 d 05 h 16 ' |26 d 14 h 42 ' |14 d 01 h 37 ' |12 d 13 h 39 ' |
=Monohull (singlehanded)=
Vendée Globe Singlehanded IMOCA
class="wikitable alternance sortable" style="font-size:100%"
!Skipper !Year !Equator !Good Hope !Cape Agulhas !Cape Leeuwin !Tasmania !Anti meridian !Cape Horn !Equator !Ushant |
Armel Le Cléac'h
|2017 |9 d 09 h 56 ' |18 d 03 h 30 ' | |bgcolor=5588bf|28 d 20 h 12 ' |bgcolor=5588bf|32 d 00 h 13 ' | |bgcolor=5588bf|47 d 00 h 32 ' |bgcolor=5588bf|61 d 12 h 21 ' |bgcolor=5588bf|74 d 03 h 36 ' |
François Gabart
|2013 |11 d 00 h 20 ' |23 d 03 h 43 ' | |34 d 10 h 23 ' |37 d 18 h 56 ' | |52 d 06 h 18 ' |66 d 01 h 39 ' |78 d 02 h 16 ' |
Michel Desjoyeaux
|2009 |13 d 15 h 41 ' |27 d 00 h 34 ' | |37 d 07 h 23 ' | |43 d 23 h 33 ' |56 d 15 h 08 ' |71 d 17 h 12 ' |84 d 03 h 09 ' |
Vincent Riou{{citation|url=http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/145075/Michel-Desjoyeaux-wins|date=2009-02-01|title=Michel Desjoyeaux wins}}
|2005 |10 d 12 h 13 ' |24 d 02 h 18 ' | |36 d 11 h 48 ' | | |56 d 17 h 13 ' |72 d 13 h 58 ' |87 d 10 h 47 ' |
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!Skipper !Year !Ushant Equator !Equator Good Hope !Good Hope Leeuwin !Leeuwin Cape Horn !Cape Horn Equator !Equator Ushant |
Armel Le Cléac'h
|2017 |9 d 09 h 56 ' |8 d 17 h 34 ' |bgcolor=5588bf|10 d 16 h 42 ' |18 d 04 h 20 ' |14 d 11 h 49 ' |12 d 15 h 15 ' |
François Gabart
|2013 |11 d 00 h 20 ' |12 d 03 h 23 ' |11 d 06 h 40 ' |bgcolor=5588bf|17 d 17 h 55 ' |13 d 19 h 21 ' |bgcolor=5588bf|12 d 00 h 37 ' |
Michel Desjoyeaux
|2009 |13 d 15 h 41 ' |13 d 08 h 53 ' |10 d 06 h 49 ' |19 d 07 h 45 ' |15 d 02 h 04 ' |12 d 09 h 57 ' |
Vincent Riou
|2005 |10 d 12 h 13 ' |13 d 14 h 05 ' |12 d 07 h 30 ' |20 d 05 h 25 ' |15 d 20 h 11 ' |14 d 20 h 49 ' |
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!Skipper !Year !Good Hope Cape Horn !Equator Equator !Equator Cape Horn !Cape Horn Ushant !Indian Ocean WSSRC !Pacific Ocean WSSRC |
Armel Le Cléac'h
|2017 |bgcolor=5588bf|28 d 21 h 02 ' |bgcolor=5588bf|52 d 02 h 25 ' |bgcolor=5588bf|37 d 14 h 36 ' |27 d 03 h 04 ' |bgcolor=5588bf|13 d 17 h 29 ' |15 d 00 h 19 ' |
François Gabart
|2013 |29 d 02 h 35 ' |55 d 01 h 19 ' |41 d 05 h 19 ' |bgcolor=5588bf|25 d 20 h 37 ' |14 d 10 h 20 ' |bgcolor=5588bf|14 d 11 h 56 ' |
Michel Desjoyeaux
|2009 |29 d 15 h 42 ' |58 d 01 h 31 ' |42 d 23 h 43 ' |17 d 12 h 01 ' | | |
Vincent Riou
|2005 |32 d 14 h 55 ' |62 d 01 h 45 ' |46 d 05 h 00 ' |17 d 12 h 01 ' |19 d 17 h 34 ' | |
Intermediate records
The rules for intermediate records are set by the WSSRC.
- Equator to Equator
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- South Atlantic Ocean
=From Equator to Equator=
From the Atlantic Ocean: Equator => Cape Agulhas (South Africa) => Around Antarctica => Cape Horn => Equator
class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht!! Type!! Crew |
2017
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|29 j 09 h 10 min |multihull |Crewed |
2011
|32 j 11 h 51 min |multihull |Crewed |
2005
|33 j 16 h 06 min |multihull |Crewed |
2015
|34 j 08 h 02 min |multihull |Crewed |
2016
|35 j 13 h 52 min |multihull |Crewed |
2010
|36 j 02 h 03 min |multihull |Crewed |
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2017
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|30 j 04 h 45 min |Macif |multihull |Singlehanded |
2016
|35 j 21 h 38 min |multihull |Singlehanded |
2008
|41 j 09 h 14 min |IDEC |multihull |Singlehanded |
2005
|52 j 18 h 40 min |B&Q/Castorama |multihull |Singlehanded |
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| | | | |
2017
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|52 j 02 h 25 min |Monohull |Singlehanded |
2013
|55 j 01 h 19 min |Monohull |Singlehanded |
=Indian Ocean=
from Cape Agulhas, South Africa (longitude 20°E) to Tasmania south point, (longitude : 146°49'E)
class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht!! Type!! Crew |
2017
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|{{0}}5 j 21 h 09 min |Multihull |Crewed |
2015
|{{0}}7 j 00 h 00 min |Multihull |Crewed |
2015
|{{0}}8 j 04 h 45 min |Multihull |Crewed |
2011
|{{0}}8 j 07 h 23 min |Multihull |Crewed |
2010
|{{0}}8 j 17 h 39 min |Multihull |Crewed |
2005
|{{0}}9 j 11 h 04 min |Multihull |Crewed |
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2016
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|{{0}}8 j 12 h 19 min |Multihull |Single-handed |
2007
|{{0}}9 j 12 h 03 min |IDEC |Multihull |Single-handed |
2005
|14 j 01 h 37 min |B&Q/Castorama |Multihull |Single-handed |
|
| | | | |
2016
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|13 j 17 h 29 min |Monohull |Single-handed |
2012
|14 j 19 h 20 min |Monohull |Single-handed |
=Pacific Ocean=
Tasmania south point, (longitude : 146°49'E) to Cape Horn (longitude 67°16'W)
class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht!! Type!! Crew |
2017
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|{{0}}7 j 21 h 14 min |Multihull |Crewed |
2005
|{{0}}8 j 18 h 08 min |Multihull |Crewed |
2010
|{{0}}8 j 18 h 41 min |Multihull |Crewed |
2015
|{{0}}9 j 23 h 30 min |Multihull |Crewed |
2011
|10 j 15 h 07 min |Multihull |Crewed |
2015
|10 j 23 h 10 min |Multihull |Crewed |
|
| | | | |
2017
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|7 j 15 h 15 min |Macif |Multihull |Single-handed |
2016
|{{0}}8 j 18 h 28 min |Multihull |Single-handed |
2007
|10 j 14 h 30 min |IDEC |Multihull |Single-handed |
2004
|12 j 13 h 39 min |B&Q/Castorama |Multihull |Single-handed |
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| | | | |
2016
|15 j 00 h 19 min |Monohull |Single-handed |
2013
|14 j 11 h 56 min |Monohull |Single-handed |
=South Atlantic Ocean=
From Cape Horn (longitude 67°16'W) to Cape Agulhas, South Africa (longitude 20°E)
class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht !! Type !! Crew |
17 March 2005
|11d 10h 22m 13s |{{flagathlete|Tony Bullimore|UK}} |Doha |Multihull |Crewed |
=From Jules Verne Trophy starting line (Ushant) to Equator (out of WSSRC rule)=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht!! Type!! Crew |
27 November 2011
|{{flagathlete|Loïck Peyron|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
11 November 2009
|{{flagathlete|Franck Cammas|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
6 February 2010
|{{flagathlete|Franck Cammas|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
30 January 2008
|{{flagathlete|Franck Cammas|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
style="background:#EFEFEF"
|2003 |6d 11h 26m |{{flagathlete|Olivier de Kersauson|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
30 November 2007
|{{flagathlete|Francis Joyon|FRA}} |Multihull |Single-handed |
31 January 2005
|7d 02h 56m |{{flagathlete|Bruno Peyron|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
=From Equator to Cape of Good Hope (out of WSSRC rules)=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Time!! Skipper !! Yacht!! Type!! Crew |
4 December 2011
|{{flagathlete|Loïck Peyron|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed. Also beats the record Ushant - Cape of Good Hope in 11d 21h and 48m |
6 February 2008
|{{flagathlete|Franck Cammas|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
7 February 2005
|{{flagathlete|Bruno Peyron|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
15 February 2010
|8d 20h 40m{{r|Groupama3}} |{{flagathlete|Franck Cammas|FRA}} | |Multihull |Crewed |
=From Cape Horn to Equator (out of WSSRC rules)=
From the cape Horn, cutting the longitude 67°16'W, up to the Equator
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! Date !! Time !! Skipper !! Yacht !! Type !! Crew |
30 December 2011
|07d 5h and 0m [http://www.fralo.info/jv03.html Jules Verne intermediate records] |{{flagathlete|Loïck Peyron|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
26 February 2005
|{{flagathlete|Bruno Peyron|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
2004
|{{flagathlete|Steve Fossett|USA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
2002
|{{flagathlete|Bruno Peyron|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
2004
|{{flagathlete|Olivier de Kersauson|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
=From Equator to Jules Verne Trophy finishing line (Ushant) (out of WSSRC rules)=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Time !! Skipper !! Yacht !! Type !! Crew |
2010
|{{flagathlete|Franck Cammas|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
2004
|{{flagathlete|Steve Fossett|USA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
2004
|{{flagathlete|Olivier de Kersauson|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
2005
|{{flagathlete|Bruno Peyron|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
2002
|{{flagathlete|Bruno Peyron|FRA}} |Multihull |Crewed |
See also
{{portal|Oceans|Sports|World}}
;Competitions and prizes:
;Other speed sailing records:
Notes and references
{{Reflist}}
{{Offshore sailing races}}
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