Hellomoto covered the 5,200 mile route in three weeks

Mr Humphreys crossed the finishing line around 600 miles ahead of his nearest rival in the Open 50 monohull class.

The 30-year-old yachtsman, who lives in Plymouth, was sailing the 15m-long Hellomoto with Southampton-based Paul Larsen.

Mr Humphreys and Mr Larsen left the French port of Le Havre on 1 November in the most high-profile transatlantic event of the year, crossing the finishing line at Salvador in Brazil at 2005 GMT on Saturday 22 November.

There was a lot of pressure on Conrad to pull this off Paul Larsen

"I'm just ecstatic," said Mr Humphreys, shortly after crossing the finish line.

"It's not really sunk in yet - I feel numb. It's been such an incredible race.

"Between our router Lee Bruce, Paul and I, we were able to keep it all together and make the breaks just when we needed to," he said.

Mr Humphreys - a veteran of round-Britain and Fastnet races - and Mr Larsen left the French port of Le Havre for Salvador on 1 November.

Humphreys and Larsen left Le Havre on 1 November

For Mr Larsen, the win represents a successful defence of his title from the 2001 race.

"It's great to be at the end of what's been a very long and challenging course," he said.

"The race really had everything, with the first few days being bloody hard work.

"There was a lot of pressure on Conrad to pull this off.

"I'm happy for him and glad for myself for making it two out of two. It's a very satisfying finish and my thanks to everyone."

About 40 other competitors have been taking part in the 5,200 mile race, which is based on old coffee trading routes.