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Thomas Coville

Thomas Coville.
Personal information
Born	10 May 1968 (1968-05-10) (age 56) Rennes, France

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. He held the around the world sailing record single-handed on the trimaran Sodebo Ultim in 49 days 3 hours 7 minutes and 38 seconds, until his record was broken by François Gabart in 2017 on trimaran Macif.

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

• 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).
• 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).
• 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.
• 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 Island): in 10 days 11 hours, 50 minutes and 46 seconds

Crewed

• 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).
• 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. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
3. The Daily Sail
4. Sail World
5. sailing.org website
6. https://tropheejulesverne.sodebo.com/cartographie/

External links

• Official website
• Thomas Coville at World Sailing

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