I don’t know if you are into this stuff. But Francis Joyon has just broken Ellen MacArthur’s solo round-the-world sailing record by an amazing 14 days. You can read all about it here
What this means is sailing alone in a huge boat for 57 days at an average speed of 19 knots. In sailing terms, that is incredibly fast and, if you were to fall overboard …
“You can read all about it here” Am I hitting the wrong button? It’s in French! I’m afraid my O Level French from more years ago than I care to remember just isn’t up to it!