Groupama 3 skipper Franck Cammas and team, have finally achieved the first of their planned record attempts. After departing from Cadiz, Spain on Wednesday 24 April, sailing the Discovery Route, the new maxi multihull crossed the finish line at San Salvador on Tuesday 1 May at 18:46:10 UTC, after 7 days, 10 hours, 58 minutes and 53 seconds. The record is subject to ratification by the WSSRC. The previous record, held by American Steve Fossett since February 2003, was 9 days 13 hours 30 minutes and 18 seconds, and is pulverised by 2 days 2 hours 31 minutes and 25 seconds.
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