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Thomas Coville

Thomas Coville is a French yacht racer.

Race achievements
Source: the 15th of July 2008. • 1985-1991 : skipper of Polytechnique on the Tour de France à la voile • 1997 : 2nd of the Mini Transat • 1998 : Winner of the Route du Rhum on monohull with Aquitaine Innovations • 1999 : Winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre, with Hervé Jan on monohull ''Sodeb'O'' • 2001 : 6th of Vendée Globe 2000–2001 in 110 days and 7 hours • 2004 : 2nd of The transat on trimaran ORMA ''Sodeb'O'' • 2005 : Winner of the Oryx Quest on Doha 2006 with skipper Brian Thompson. • 2006 : 3rd of the Route du Rhum on trimaran ORMA ''Sodeb'O''. • 2010 : 3rd of the Route du Rhum on trimaran ORMA ''Sodeb'O'' • 2012 : Volvo Ocean Race, aboard Groupama 4, with skipper Franck Cammas. ==Records and attempts ==
Records and attempts
Source: • 2008 : 24 hours distance record single-handed on ''Sodeb'O'' with 619,3 milles. • 2008 : North Atlantic crossing (west to east) (New York – Cape Lizard) single-handed. • 2008-2009 : Attempt on the around the world sailing record single-handed on the trimaran ''Sodeb'O'' in 59 days, 20 hours, 47 minutes and 43 seconds (2 days more than Francis Joyon's record) • 2011 : Attempt on the around the world sailing record single-handed on the trimaran ''Sodeb'O'' in 61 days, 7 minutes and 32 seconds (3 days more than Francis Joyon's record). • 2016 : 24 hours distance record single-handed on the trimaran Sodebo Ultim with 714 nm (29,75 knots). Thomas Coville is the first sailor to beat the 700 nm mark in 24h single-handedly. • 2016 : around the world sailing record single-handed on Sodebo Ultim in 49 days 3 hours 7 minutes and 38 seconds (7 days less than Francis Joyon's previous record). • 2017 : North Atlantic crossing (west to east) (New York – Cape Lizard) single-handed on Sodebo Ultim in 4 days 11 hours 10 minutes and 23 seconds (28.35 knots, 15 hours less than Francis Joyon's previous record). Crewed • 1997 : Jules Verne Trophy with Olivier de Kersauson, skipper of Sport-Élec • 2009 : Trans-Mediterranean (Marseille-Carthage), in 17 hours 8 minutes 23 seconds, with Franck Cammas skipper of Groupama 3. • 2010 : Jules Verne Trophy with Franck Cammas, skipper of Groupama 3 • 2020 : During his attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy, December 5 of 2020, Thomas Coville on Sodebo Ultim 3 covered 889.9 miles in 24 hours (37.1 knots average). == References ==
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