François Guiffant (Partage), 29th in Lorient
The native of Le Guilvinec crossed the finish line in twenty-ninth place at 14h11 on Wednesday 13th December. François Guiffant will have covered the 3,500 theoretical miles of the course in the space of 12 days 21 hours 11 minutes 1 second, at an average speed of 11.31 knots.
With his solid seamanship and sincere joy at being at sea and enjoying every moment, the skipper of Partage actually covered 4,047.19 miles at an average speed of 13.09 knots.
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