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Thomas Coville (born 10 May 1968) is a French yacht racer.

Coville was born in Rennes. He participated in significant offshore races and record attempts. In April 2012, he achieved 7 circumnavigations of the world, on mono or multihulls, single-handed or as sought-after helmsman.

Race achievements

• 2012 : Volvo Ocean Race, aboard Groupama 4, with skipper Franck Cammas.
• 2010 : 3rd of the Route du Rhum on trimaran ORMA Sodeb'O
• 2006 : 3rd of the Route du Rhum on trimaran ORMA Sodeb'O.
• 2005 : Winner of the Oryx Quest on Doha 2006 with skipper Brian Thompson.
• 2004 : 2nd of The transat on trimaran ORMA Sodeb'O
• 2001 : 6th of Vendée Globe 2000-2001 in 110 days and 7 hours
• 1999 : Winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre, with Hervé Jan on monohull Sodeb'O
• 1998 : Winner of the Route du Rhum on monohull with Aquitaine Innovations
• 1997 : 2nd of the Mini Transat
• 1985-1991 : skipper of Polytechnique on the Tour de France à la voile

Records and attempts

Single-handed

• 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).
• 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)
• 2008 : North Atlantic crossing (west to east) (New York – Cape Lizard) single-handed.
• 2008 : 24 hours distance record single-handed on Sodeb'O with 619,3 milles.
• 2006 : Record around Britain and Ireland in 6 days, 6 hours, 40 minutes and 31 seconds
• 2005 : Record Miami - New York in 3 days 05 hours and 12 seconds.
• 2005 : North Atlantic crossing (east to west) also called the "discovery route" (Cadiz - San Salvador): in 10 days 11 hours, 50 minutes and 46 seconds

championship

Crewed

• 2010 : Jules Verne Trophy with Franck Cammas, skipper of Groupama 3
• 2009 : Trans-Mediterranean (Marseille-Carthage), in 17 hours 8 minutes 23 seconds, with Franck Cammas skipper of Groupama 3.
• 1997 : Jules Verne Trophy with Olivier de Kersauson, skipper of Sport-Elec

References

1. ^ Thomas Coville's achievements on his official website
2. "WSSRC Ratified Passage Records". World Sailing Speed Record Council. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
3. The Daily Sail
4. Sail World
5. sailing.org website

External links

• Official website

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• French sailors (sport)
• Vendée Globe finishers
• People from Rennes
• 1968 births
• Living people