Coville and Le Cleac'h receive Légion d'Honneur

French sailors Armel Le Cleac’h and Thomas Coville have been awarded the National Order of the Legion of Honour at a grand ceremony at the Elysée Palace in Paris.

French President François Hollande paid homage to French sailing, which posted a series of spectacular results in 2016-2017.
 
Le Cleac’ and Coville received the recognition following outstanding achievements in offshore sailing. Le Cléac’h won the Vendée Globe in 74 days and 3 hours and Thomas Coville smashed the solo round the world record in a time of 49 days and 3 hours.
 
World Sailing President Kim Andersen and French Sailing Federation President Nicolas Hénard joined the evening to celebrate the sailors’ success.