Question: Recently Thomas Coville has made the record for sailing around the world single-handed without stopping, he belongd to which of the following country?
(a) United Kingdom
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) U.S.A
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 25 December 2016; Thomas Coville of France has made the record for sailing around the world single-handed without stopping by eight days.
- He took 49 days, 3 hours, 7 minutes and 38 seconds.
- The previous record was set by Francis Joyon of France in 2008.
- The time taken by Francis Joyon is 57 days 13hours 34minutes and 6sec.
Reference:
http://www.sailingworld.com/thomas-coville-sets-new-round-world-record
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/26/sailor-thomas-coville-sets-new-solo-round-the-world-record
http://www.bbc.com/sport/sailing/38435390