Last Christmas, solo sailor Guirec Soudée left France to set a new record and add his name to the gang, but his campaign took a very different approach.
Instead of choosing a sturdy metal hulled monohull, Soudée and his team decided to take on the world in reverse with a fragile Ultim trimaran.
And from that point onwards everything was different. Indeed, some may think it's all the wrong way round.
This an extraordinary story about an exceptional young sailor/adventurer who has consistently taken a bold an alternative approach.
As we publish this feature he is within hours of a finish that will see him smash what is one of the hardest records to complete, let alone break.
