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Solo, non-stop circumnavigation from east to west

94 days, 21 hours, 58 minutes: Record Broken for Guirec Soudée!

22 years after Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, the young Breton sailor is welcomed as a hero in Brest: aboard his large trimaran MACSF, he has just broken the record for a round-the-world voyage against the prevailing winds by 28 days. We were able to welcome him in the harbor and share his first moments ...

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Published on 28/03/2026

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Cape Horn Rounded… the Wrong Way Round!

Committed to an attempt at the solo “wrong-way” round-the-world record aboard the maxi trimaran Ultim MACSF, Guirec Soudée rounded Cape Horn from east to west this Wednesday morning at 05:20 UTC.

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Published on 14/01/2026

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Solo for the Ultimate Challenge…

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Published on 05/01/2026

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Guirec Soudée’s Single-Handed Non-Stop East-to-West Circumnavigation

“I practically covered twice the normal route… but I got there in the end!”

09:34 am: The new record time wasn’t yet showing on the race control board, but that wasn’t important. What is, however, is that it now stands at 94 days, 21 hours, and 58 minutes. Twenty-two years after Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, Guirec Soudée has broken the record for the sailing “the wrong ...

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