Florence Arthaud, a 33-year-old Frenchwoman, set a...
Florence Arthaud, a 33-year-old Frenchwoman, set a record for a solo sailboat crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by nearly two days.
Arthaud arrived at Lizard Point in southwestern Britain in the pre-dawn hours after a voyage of 9 days 21 hours 42 minutes, said Louis Bodin, a friend of Arthaud’s who helped guide her across the Atlantic.
Arthaud set out from New York July 24 aboard the 60-foot trimaran Pierre Premier. The previous record of 11 days 11 hours and 47 minutes was set by Bruno Peyron of France aboard a catamaran in 1987.
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