Huge leaps have been made in that time - since the record was first set in 2004, nearly 30 days have been shaved off. Gabart becomes just the fourth title-holder for a world record of sailing the globe solo without stopping.
I have cargo ships and fishing boats around me in the dark here and it all seems strange and extraordinary." "It hasn't sunk in yet but I know it's a great time. "I'm happy and proud to have made this lovely voyage around the world," he said in the video. The race time was announced by an observer from the World Sailing Speed Council but will be subject to checks of the boat's black box and its GPS data before final confirmation. We should cut it soon, the computer says 30 seconds," he said, wiping his eyes. "The little blue is us, the red line is the finish. Moments before crossing the finish line Gabart, a father of two and engineer by trade, sent out an emotional video showing his boat's progress on a computer monitor. The 34-year-old sailor crossed a virtual finish line between the island of Ushant off France's northwest tip and Lizard Point in southwest England at 0145 GMT, comfortably beating the previous record set by compatriot Thomas Coville last year by six days and 10 hours. Huge crowds of well-wishers were on hand to welcome the sailor into the port of Brest, accompanied by hundreds of small craft as he burned flares at the helm and was carried aloft to shore by his ground crew where he popped a bottle of champagne. French sailor François Gabart smashed six days and 10 hours off sailing's around the world record on Sunday producing what many pundits felt was a previously unthinkable time of 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds.
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