PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters)– Frenchman Francois Gabart established a globe document for cruising worldwide alone on Sunday, finishing his trip in 42 days as well as 16 hrs.

The time defeated the previous document established in 2014 by his compatriot Thomas Coville by greater than 6 days.

On his trimaran Macif, Gabart went across the goal at 0145GMT in Ouessant, off France’s western shore. “It’s crazy, quite surreal, I’m stunned,” claimed the 34-year-old, that started his trip onNov 4. (Reporting by Julien Pretot, modifying by Ed Osmond)

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