Zhuayon Francis won Route du Rhum and set up a speed record

The Frenchman Zhuayon Francis (Francis Joyon) in 6:26 mornings of UTC the first crossed finishing line of the race Route du Rhum. The way from Breton Saint-Malo to Caribbean Pointe-à-Pitre (French Region of Guadeloupe) on maxi - a trimaran of IDEC Sport took from it 7 days, 14 hours and 21 minutes. It for 46 minutes and 45 seconds quicker, than time of last record of race which was established in 2014 by the Frenchman Peyron Loick (Loïck Peyron) on 31,5-meter Maxi Banque Populaire VII. During race Zhuayon Francis passed 4,367 nautical miles with an average speed of 23,95 knots...