donovan ranol has the story. >> reporter: he is 49 years old and travel across the ocean. at the age of 26, he became the youngest sailor to complete a solo around the world. this is his first attempt around the globe. he arrived in france seven months ahead of the race to prepare. >> translator: i always wanted to take part in this race. this is the only yacht race in the world in which y you can ta on the whole planet by yourself. >> reporter: the yacht start from the french port of and head for the frozen hemisphere and and a journey of more than 40,000 kilometers. he takes about three months. sailors have to keep their boats in all kinds of weather and have little time to sleep. they're not allowed to start or ask for help except in emergencies. most of the time, about half the boats retire before the finish. he loads his yacht with supplies. the food alone weight 150 kilogram. the population of 40,00000, butt this time, evevery four years, almost 2 million people turn up to watch the event. today a lot of people are coming from all over the world came to see the boat