Sodebo Ultim 3 smashes Jules Verne Trophy Record
By crossing the finish line between Ushant and Lizard Point after 40 days, 10 hours, and 45 minutes and 50 seconds at sea, Sodebo Ultim 3 became the fastest boat to sail around the world.
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Damage for Sodebo and The Famous Project in final miles of Jules Verne record bids
Helen Fretter January 24, 2026
The two teams making Jules Verne Trophy attempts have both faced damage to their trimarans in their final approaches to the finish line off Ushant, northern France.
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New Cape Horn record for Sodebo Ultim 3 – will their lead over IDEC Sport be enough?
Mark Jardine 11 Jan
Thomas Coville and the crew of Sodebo Ultim 3 have rounded Cape Horn, the last of the great Capes in their circumnavigation, in a record time of 26 days, 4 hours, 46 minutes and 25 seconds.
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Pensioner rounds Cape Horn despite losing his oars
Morten Strauch Editor News & Panorama
A professor went sailing around the world after his retirement. He rounded Cape Horn in his 55-foot Shangri La Nova ocean-going catamaran – with one rudder missing. In total, he can point to over 110,000 nautical miles in his wake.
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Ireland’s Conor O’Brien Now Listed Tops Of Cape Horners
17th January 2026 WM Nixon
When the International Association of Cape Horners first saw the light of day in its earliest form in 1936 in St Malo, the Last Grain Race (as so brilliantly recounted by Eric Newby) had just been sailed from Australia to Europe, mostly by Gustaf Erikson’s tall ships.
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