Sailing - Vendee Globe - Les Sables-d'Olonne, France - February 3, 2021 Banque Populaire X's Clarisse Cremer celebrates with sparkling wine after finishing the race REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
(Reuters) - French skipper Clarisse Cremer smashed the women's record for the Vendee Globe by seven days when she completed the solo round-the-world race in 87 days after arriving at Les Sables d'Olonnes in France on Wednesday.
With thousands gathered to witness history, 31-year-old Cremer finished with a time of 87 days 2 hours and 24 minutes to break Ellen MacArthur's previous best mark of 94 days and 4 hours set in the 2000-01 edition of the race.
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