The same Alex Thomson broke the world record in solo crossing between New York (USA) and Cape Lizard (England), covering the whole distance in 8 days, 22 hours and 8 minutes, which is 26 hours better than the previous record. This record, by the way, was held for almost 10 years!


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Transatlantic record

Image courtesy of:
Christophe Launay