Francois Gabart, skipper of Macif, broke the 24-hour solo monohull distance record on Monday (December 10) and regained the
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lead in the Vendee Globe round-the-world race. In a fine display of fast sailing, Frenchman Gabart covered 545.3 miles over the 24 hours from December 9 1500 hours GMT to December 10 1500 hours GMT. By 0800 hours GMT on Monday, the 29-year-old Gabart had already bettered the recent mark of rival Jean-Pierre Dick, set only ten days ago when he made 515.6 miles on board Vir
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