LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- Nine crew members aboard the French speed sailing trimaran l'Hydroptere were injured on Sunday when the boat flipped while traveling at more than 60 knots ( over 110 kilometers an hour ) off the southern coast of France . Capsized : French trimaran l'Hydroptere floats upside-down after flipping in high winds Sunday . The boat , which is the world 's fastest yacht over one nautical mile , has been trying to claim the world outright speed sailing record , which would require an average speed of 60 miles per hour ( about 52 knots or 96 kilometers per hour ) over 500 meters . The current record is held by French kite surfer Alexandre Caizergues who managed an average speed of 50.57 knots . Sunday 's accident occurred in heavy wind gusts of over 45 knots off Napoléon beach at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône , near Marseille . View photos of the capsized boat » . A statement from the l'Hydroptere team said the nine crew members had sustained minor injuries when an unexpectedly strong squall hit the boat and capsized it . All of the crew had escaped serious injury and rescue crews on standby managed to pick them up from the water . A spokeswoman from the team told CNN it was understood the mast may have been broken , which could put the boat out of action for several months . • Read more about the intense race to become the fastest boat on the planet . The team skipper Alain Thebault and his crew had organized for the trimaran to be towed to shore and moored in Fos sur Mer , before being put in dry dock to assess the damage . The spokeswoman said conditions were too rough to remove the boat from the water on Sunday , so it was hoped this would be done Monday afternoon . Despite the injuries , the crew were delighted to have achieved speeds of more than 60 knots , as it had confirmed the boat 's potential , the spokeswoman said . It was understood that no other vessels as large as l'Hydroptere had managed to pass the 60 knots barrier . Its top speed of 61 knots equates to about 112 kilometers per hour or 70 miles per hour .
l'Hydroptere speed sailing trimaran l'Hydroptere capsized on several months off England . The 60 crew on board received minor injuries but all escaped serious harm . The boat may be out of action for Sunday due to fears the mast broke .