--- title: François Gabart heading north - Sailmon description: While the Volvo Ocean Race fleet takes a break in Cape Town, François Gabart entered the South-Atlantic in less than... --- [![Sailing Instruments for all boats](https://blog.sailmon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sailmon_January2021/sailmon-logo.png?width=400&height=201&name=sailmon-logo.png "Sailing Instruments for all boats")](https://sailmon.com/) Primary Menu - [MAX](https://sailmon.com/max-home/) - [ELEMENT](https://sailmon.com/element-home/) - SAIL WITH US By Sailmon [General](https://blog.sailmon.com/tag/general) 06 December 2017 # François Gabart heading north While the Volvo Ocean Race fleet takes a break in Cape Town, François Gabart entered the South-Atlantic in less than 30 days. The French offshore sailor passed Cape Horn on Sunday and is now heading north at about 35 knots boat speed. After 31 days racing, the skipper of the 30m MACIF trimaran holds a lead of 1.330 nautical miles over the current record holder Thomas Coville on Sodebo Ultim. In order to break the solo non-stop round the world record, Gabart needs to finish before 13:09 hours on December 23 (French time, UTC+1). #MACIF #FrançoisGabart [See what other top sailors have to say about using **SAIL**MON](http://www.sailmon.com/quotes/) [Read more about Macif](http://www.sailmon.com/our-references/macif/) ### Recent Posts ### Sign up for our newsletter ELEMENT PRODUCTS - [Displays](https://sailmon.com/displays/) - [Processors](https://sailmon.com/processors/) - [Solutions](https://sailmon.com/solutions) - [> Get a quote](https://sailmon.com/get-a-quote/) - [> Find a dealer](https://sailmon.com/find-a-dealer/) - [> Go to support](https://sailmon.com/support/elements/) MAX PRODUCTS - [MAX](https://sailmon.com/max/) - [MAX MINI](https://sailmon.com/maxmini/) - [Sailmon App](https://sailmon.com/sailing-app) - [> Go to webshop](https://shop.sailmon.com/) - [> Find a dealer](https://sailmon.com/find-a-dealer/) - [> Go to support](https://sailmon.com/support/max) REFERENCES - [SAILMONSTERS](https://sailmon.com/clients/) - [Testimonials](https://sailmon.com/testimonials/) - [Sailmon Fleet](https://sailmon.com/fleet/) - [Partners](https://sailmon.com/partners/) - [News](https://blog.sailmon.com/) - [Subscribe for newsletter](https://sailmon.com/newsletter) SAILMON - [About us](https://sailmon.com/about-us/) - [Careers](https://www.sailmon.com/careers) - [Contact](https://sailmon.com/contact/) - [General Terms and Conditions](https://www.sailmon.com/general-terms-and-conditions/) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.sailmon.com/privacy-policy) - [Sail Faster (Blog, Vlogs & Webinars)](https://sailmon.com/sailing) ![Sail](https://blog.sailmon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sailmon_January2021/sailmon-logo.png?width=250&name=sailmon-logo.png "Sail") 🇳🇱 Manufactured in the Netherlands