Joyon set sail in November on an adventure some predicted would end in disaster.

茹瓦永在11月起航开始他的冒险旅程，有人预测这次航行可能以灾难而告终。

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Many were worried that Joyon would end up exhausted and IDEC would simply flip over as she ran out of control in the Southern Ocean.

许多人担心茹瓦永最后会筋疲力尽，爱德克艇也将在南部海洋失控而翻船。

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Although Joyon was sailing a much faster boat than the previous record-holder, most saw little chance of him getting even close to 80 days.

尽管茹瓦永驾驶的帆船比前世界记录保持者的快的多，但是大多数人都认为他不太可能在近80天内完成航海。茹瓦永则不这么认为。

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The 38-year-old finished at 2229 BST to shatter the former mark of nine days 23 hours, which was set by countryman Francis Joyon in 2000.

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MacArthur smashed Frenchman Francis Joyon's solo round-the-world record in 2005.

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