London, Jan 7 (ANI): A team of sailors has broken the world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world in any type of yacht.
Fourteen crew members on board the Banque Populaire V completed the sprint in 45 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes and 53 seconds, Mirror.co.uk reports.
The 40-metre maxi-trimaran crossed the Jules Verne Trophy finish line at Brest, France, today, smashing the existing record of 48 days, 7 hours, 44 minutes and 52 seconds by nearly three days.
Hailing from a number of countries, the crew had already broken four speed records on this journey around the globe, one to the equator, one to the Cape of Good Hope, one to Cape Leeuwin, and one from equator to equator.
Brian Thompson, the only British crew member has become the first Briton to circumnavigate the globe non-stop for a fourth time, beating existing records held by fellow sailors Dee Caffari and Mike Golding. (ANI)
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