PARIS (AP) — French skipper Thomas Coville set a new record for the fastest sail around the world, improving the previous mark by more than 12 hours when he won the Jules Verne Trophy on Sunday.

It's the 64th running of the sports car classic, a 24-hour endurance event at the World Center of Racing.

From experimental rocket planes to Cold War spy jets, the fastest aircraft in history pushed far beyond what engineers once ...