Sailing-Richomme sails solo more than 550 nautical miles in 24 hours to break week-old record
French sailor Yoann Richomme broke the record for the most distance covered in 24 hours in a monohull when he clocked 551.84 nautical miles (1,021.7 km) in the Vendee Globe, the solo, non-stop round-the-world race.


