, ▁P ou lain , ▁at ▁the ▁hel m ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 - 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁single - hand ed ▁round ▁the ▁world ▁speed ▁record . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁on wards , ▁he ▁spent ▁his ▁time ▁working ▁towards ▁the ▁Jules ▁Ver ne ▁Tro phy , ▁the ▁round ▁the ▁world ▁crew ▁record . ▁W ear ing ▁the ▁li very ▁of ▁Ly onna ise ▁des ▁E aux ▁- ▁D ume z , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁rac ed ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁against ▁Peter ▁Bla ke . ▁At ▁the ▁hel m ▁of ▁his ▁cat amar an ▁En za , ▁the ▁New ▁Ze al ander ▁and ▁his ▁six - member ▁crew ▁managed ▁to ▁go ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁ 7 4 ▁days ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁hours , ▁while ▁the ▁five ▁French men ▁took ▁ 7 7 ▁days ▁and ▁five ▁hours . ▁Rem aining ▁determined , ▁he ▁made ▁some ▁improvements ▁to ▁his ▁boat ▁and ▁we aring ▁the ▁li very ▁of ▁Sport ▁Ele c , ▁took ▁off ▁again ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Oliv ier ▁de ▁K ers aus on ▁and ▁his ▁six - man ▁crew ▁left ▁Br est . ▁They ▁were ▁to ▁return ▁triumph ant ▁ 7 1 ▁days , ▁ 1 4 ▁hours , ▁ 2 2 ▁minutes ▁and ▁ 8 ▁seconds ▁later , ▁impro ving ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁week ▁on ▁P ey ron ’ s ▁first ▁time .