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| Race / Route | Distance NM | Date | Yacht | Owner / Skipper | Nat. | Elapsed Time | Average Speed Kts |
| Transatlantic W to E, Ambrose Light – Lizard Point | 2880 | Aug 2009 | Banque Populaire 5 | Pascal Bidegorry | FRA | 3d 15h 25m 48s | 32.94 |
| Marseille to Carthage | 458 | May 2010 | Banque Populaire 5 | Pascal Bidgorry | FRA | 14h 20m 34s | 32 |
| Miami – New York | 947 | June 2007 | Groupama 3 | Franck Cammas | FRA | 1d 11h 5m 20s | 27 |
| Cowes – Dinard | 138 | Sep-02 | Maiden 2 | Adrienne Cahalan
, Helena Darvelid, Brian Thompson |
GBR | 5h 23m 38s | 25.60 |
| Cadiz to San Salvador, Crewed | 3884 | May 07 | Groupama 3 | Franck Cammas | FRA | 7d 10h 58m 53s | 21.70 |
| Cowes to Dinard - Channel crossing - Singlehanded | 138 | Aug-07 | IDEC | Francis Joyon | FRA | 6h 23m 36s | 21.60 |
| Plymouth-La Rochelle | 355 | Apr-02 | PlayStation | Steve Fossett | USA | 16h 41m 40s | 21.28 |
| Transatlantic W to E, Ambrose Light - Lizard Point, singlehanded | 2925 | July 2008 | Sodebo | Thomas Coville | FRA | 5d 19h 30m 40s | 20.97 |
| Round the Isle of Wight | 50 | Nov-01 | PlayStation | Steve Fossett | USA | 2h 33m 55s | 19.53 |
| Transpacific, Los Angeles – Honolulu | 2215 | Nov-05 | Geronimo | Olivier De Kersauson | FRA | 4d 19h 31m 37s | 19.17 |
| Taipei to Hong Kong | 465 | May-08 | Gitana 13 | Lionel Lemonchois | FRA | 24h 45m 59s | 18.8 |
| Round the World, non stop, crewed, any type | 21760 | Jan-Mar 2010 | Groupama 3 | Franck Cammas | FRA | 48d 7h 44m 52s | 18.76 |
| Transatlantic W to E, Ambrose Light – Lizard Point, monohull | 2925 | 2 - 9 Oct 2003 | MariCha IV | Robert Miller and a crew of 24 | GBR | 6d 17h 52m 39s | 18.05 |
| Cadiz to San Salvador, Singlehanded | 3884 | Nov 08 | "Idec" | Francis Joyon | FRA | 9d 20h 32m 23s | 17.91 |
| Transatlantic W to E, Ambrose Light - Lizard Point, singlehanded, up to 60 ft. | 2925 | Jun-94 | Primagaz | Laurent Bourgnon | FRA | 7d 2h 34m 42s | 17.15 |
| Fastnet Course (Cowes-Fastnet Rock-Plymouth | 605 | Mar-02 | PlayStation | Steve Fossett | USA | 1d 11h 17m 14s | 17.14 |
| Transatlantic W to E outright women, and singlehanded woman | 2925 | Jun-04 | Castorama B & Q | Ellen MacArthur | GBR | 7d 3h 49m 57s | 17.09 |
| San Francisco to Yokohama | 4501 | Apr 2008 | Gitana 13 | Lionel Lemonchois | FRA | 11d 12m 54s | 17.04 |
| Newport, RI – Bermuda | 635 | Jan-00 | PlayStation | Steve Fossett | USA | 1d 14h 35m 53s | 16.45 |
| Round Britain and Ireland, non stop, outright/singlehanded | 1787 | Aug 10 | Oman Air Majan | Sidney Gavignet | FRA | 4d 15h 9m 27ss | 15.95 |
| Round the World, non stop, singlehanded | 21769 | Jan-08 | IDEC | Francis Joyon | FRA | 57d 13h 34m 6s | 15.84 |
| Round Ireland, non stop, crewed | 708 | Sep-93 | Lakota | Steve Fossett | USA | 1d 20h 42m | 15.84 |
| Marseille – Carthage, monohull | 458 | Sep-98 | Stealth | Giovanni Agnelli | ITA | 1d 5h 2m 6s | 15.77 |
| Around Australia | 6500 | July 2005 | Geronimo | Olivier De Kersauson | FRA | 17d 12h 57m 5s | 15.44 |
| Newport, RI – Bermuda, singlehanded | 635 | Jun-99 | Lakota | Steve Fossett | USA | 1d 16h 51m 54s | 15.05 |
| Sydney – Hobart | 630 | Dec-99 | Mari-Cha III | Robert Miller | GBR | 1d 18h 27m 10s | 14.83 |
| Sydney – Lord Howe Island | 408 | Jul-04 | Raw Nerve | Martyn Riley | AUS | 1d 3h 45m 46s | 14.69 |
| Thailand Gulf | 59 | Mar-97 | Dermophil | Mitch Booth and Herbert Derckson | USA | 4h 8m 35s | 14.24 |
| Yokohama to Hong Kong - initial record | 1545 | May 06 | Geronimo | Olivier De Kersauson and 7 crew | FRA | 4d 17h 47m 23s | 13.58 |
| New York to San Francisco | 13945 | Feb 06 | Gitana 13 | Lionel Lemonchois and 9 crew | FRA | 43d 3m 18s | 13.51 |
| Newport - Bermuda, Monohull | 635 | Jun-04 | Morning Glory | Hasso Platner | GER | 2d 28m 31s | 13.09 |
| Transpacific W to E, Yokohama – San Francisco | 4482 | Jun 06 | Geronimo | Olivier De Kersauson and 8 crew | FRA | 13d 22h 38m 28s | 13.39 |
| Marseille to Carthage. Up to 40 ft category | 458 | Jun 10 | ZED 4 | Gerald Bibot and 3 crew | BEL | 35h 35m 23s | 12.9 |
| Hong Kong to London | 12948 | Sep 08 | Gitana 13 | Lionel Lemonchois and 9 crew | FRA | 41d 21h26m 34s | 12.88 |
| Round the World, Women non stop,singlehanded | 21760 | Nov -04 - Feb-05 | B&Q | Dame Ellen MacArthur | GBR | 71d 14h 18m 33s | 12.66 |
| Miami to New York. Single handed | 947 | Jul 05 | Sodebo | Thomas Coville | FRA | 3d 5h 0m 12s | 12.3 |
| Round Ireland. Monohull | 708 | May 05 | CityJet Solune | J P Chomette/Cesar Dohy | FRA | 2d 9h 41m 6s | 12.27 |
| Around Britain and Ireland, Non stop singlehanded | 1787 | Aug 06 | Sodebo | Thomas Coville | FRA | 6d 6h 40m 31s | 11.86 |
| Around Britain and Ireland, Non stop crewed | 1787 | Jun 11 | Safran | Marc Guillemot | FRA | 6d 9h 48m 50s | 13.0 |
| Transatlantic E to W, Plymouth – Newport singlehanded | 2800 | Jun-00 | Eure et Loir | Francis Joyon | FRA | 9d 23h 54m 36s | 11.67 |
| Cowes to Dinard, monohull and monohull singlehanded. | 138 | Nov-04 | Adrien | Jean Luc Van Den Heede | FRA | 12h 01m 31s | 11.5 |
| Around Britain and Ireland, Monohull and Women | 1787 | Jun-09 | Aviva | Dee Caffari | GBR | 6d 11h 30m 53s | 11.5 |
| Honolulu – Yokohoma | 3750 | Aug-95 | Lakota | Steve Fossett | USA | 13d 20h 9m 22s | 11.29 |
| Round the World, non stop, singlehanded, monohull | 21760 | Nov 08-Feb 09 | Foncia | Michel Desjoyeaux | FRA | 84d 3h 9m 8s | 10.78 |
| Sydney to Tahiti (Papeete) | 3298 | 25 July - 8 August 05 | Geronimo | Olivier De Kersauson | FRA | 13d 8h 25m 56s | 10.29 |
| Round Britain and Ireland, all islands, singlehanded monohull | 1787 | May 05 | Adrien | Jean Luc Van den Heede | FRA | 7d 8h 47m | 10.19 |
| Marseille to Carthage Singlehanded Monohull | 458 | June 09 | Group Bel | Kito De Pavant | FRA | 1d 21h 20m 29s | 10.1 |
| Round the World, non stop, singlehanded, woman, Vendée Globe | 21760 | Nov 00-Feb 01 | Kingfisher | Ellen MacArthur | GBR | 94d 4h 25m 40s | 9.63 |
| Transpacific W to E, Yokohoma – San Francisco, singlehanded | 4525 | Aug-96 | Lakota | Steve Fossett | USA | 20d 9h 52m 59s | 9.24 |
| Bermuda to Plymouth | 2870 | Aug-04 | Mollymawk | Ross Hobson | GBR | 14d 6h 12m 50s | 8.38 |
| Dakar – Guadeloupe | 2700 | Dec 07 | 20 Foot Catamaran | Benoit Lequin Pierre-Yves Moreau | FRA | 11d 11h 25m 42s | 9.80 |
| Transatlantic E to W, Plymouth – Newport, monohull and woman any vessel | 2800 | Jun-00 | Kingfisher | Ellen MacArthur | GBR | 14d 23h 11m | 7.79 |
| Round the World, non stop, westabout, singlehanded | 21760 | Nov 03 - Mar 04 | Adrien | Jean Luc Van Den Heede | FRA | 122d 14h 3m 49s | 7.43 |
| Round Australia, Monohull | 6500 | Jul-03 | Kaz | David Pescud | AUS | 37d 1h 23m 57s | 7.31 |
| Taipei to Hong Kong. Outright. | 465 | December 06 | Johan II | Philippe Grelon and a crew of 7 | FRA/NZ | 2d 15h 40m 42s | 7.30 |
| Round Ireland, (single-handed) | 708 | Oct 05 | Roaring Forty | Michel Kleinjans | BEL | 4d 1h 53m 29s | 7.2 |
| Around the World Westabout. Singlehanded non-stop Women - initial record | 21760 | May 06 | Aviva | Dee Caffari | GBR | 178d 3h 5m 34s | 5.09 |
| Round the World, assisted, westabout, | 21760 | Jul-96 | Heath Insured II | Samantha Brewster | GBR | 247d 14h 51m 7s | 3.66 |
| Transpacific Yokohama to San Francisco. 20ft Sport. Singlehanded | 4482 | Aug-06 | One World | Alessandro Di Benedetto | ITA/FRA | 62d 17h 50m 55s | 2.97 |