66-Year Old Sailor Travels 4588 Miles in 3542-Mile Race and Still Finishes Fourth

In 2018, the Route du Rhum transatlantic sailboat race was an epic battle between two veteran sailors Francis Joyon and François Gabart. Joyon would never lead the race, but he would haunt Gabart all the way across the Atlantic before the final turn at the famous Basse Terre buoy just 24 nm (27.6 miles / 44 km) from the finish line. As they navigated the windless west side of the island of (continue reading...)