After sailing more than 28,303 miles, solo yachtsman Michel Desjoyeaux has shattered the Vendée Globe race record by 3 days 7 hours and 39 seconds. He becomes the first skipper ever to win the solo non stop around the world race twice.
VendeeGlobeskipperMichelDesjoyeaux,aboardhismonohull
'Foncia',arrivesinthewesternportofLesSablesd'Olonne,
Sunday,Feb.1,2009,towinthe6thVendeeGlobesolo
around-the-worldyachtrace.30skippersleftLesSables
d'OlonneonNov.9,2008tosailupto25,000nauticalmiles
aroundtheworld.(APPhoto/JacquesBrinon)
The Frenchman finished the race on Sunday after 84 days, 3 hours, 9 minutes. This time beat Vincent Riou's 2004 record of 87 days, 10 hours, 47 minutes.
The gruelling race started from the French port on November 9 with 30 skippers. As Desjoyeaux finished, nine were climbing northwards in the Atlantic Ocean while some 7,700 miles behind. Eighteen skippers have been forced to abandon.
Desjoyeaux was greeted by a huge fleet of spectator boats before being warmly welcomed by large crowds gathered along the waterfront.
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