François Gabart

French skipper Francois Gabart is seen before the race. Macif.The start of The Bridge 2017 a transatlantic race between the cruise liner RMS Queen Mary 2 and the world s fastest Ultim trimarans from Saint-Nazaire to New-York City on June 25 2017 in Saint Nazaire. Western France.//SALOM-GOMIS_0940001/Credit:SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS/SIPA/1706260956

Question: On December 17th, 2017, Francois GABART set a new world record for the entire journey of the world by sea. To which of the following countries he belonged?
(a) Russia
(b) Germany
(c) Japan
(d) France
Answer- (d)
Related Facts:

  • On December 17th, 2017, French famous sailor François Gabart set a new record for traveling across the world through the sea alone.
  • He took 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds to complete the journey.
  • Earlier, the world record was in the name of the French navigator Thomas Kovil.
  • He holds the around the world sailing record single-handed on the trimaran Sodebo Ultim in 49 days 3 hours 7 minutes and 38 seconds.

Reference:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42383438
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Coville