Coville and Le Cleac'h receive Légion d'Honneur

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.