Jump For Joyon…

Because he’s King Of The Atlantic, just hours ago passing The Lizard to set a solo crossing record of 6 days, 4 hours, and 1 minute. Joyon crushed, and I mean crushed, Laurent Bourgnon’s 11-year old record by 22 hours and 33 minutes, averaging 19.75 knots for the crossing. Read all about it here. Joyon is an incredible, indomitable sailor, and this was an incredible voyage, in which he nailed two of the biggest three solo records (the 24-hour record, and the west/east transatlantic record). It’s particularly sweet that he did, because it looks as if Thomas Coville is about to take possession of his east/west transatlantic record (he’s more than 400 miles ahead of Joyon’s pace, with just 808 miles to go to the finish in San Salvador). So what now for Joyon? I guess he sits back and waits to see how Ellen, and possible Coville, do when they go after his new record later this year. His new mark will be very hard to beat. But that’s what everyone said before Ellen took the solo round-the-world record from him…

“Alors! Now what…?”