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14 January 2017 / 13:07

Getting a lift off Argentina

And they’re off again! While they had to wait a short while for the low-pressure system to leave Argentina, Francis Joyon and his men sailing to the NW of the Falklands have enjoyed a good morning. The wind has built from the starboard stern of the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran, which is back up to high speeds […]

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19 February 2017 / 19:49

13 January 2017 / 10:01

Taking a break in the Falklands

It may seem strange, but the crew of IDEC SPORT seemed to enjoy the passage yesterday evening through a patch of light winds NW of the Falklands. They were pleased to be able to take a breather after the full-on performance in the Southern Ocean and were able to carry out an inspection of […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:46

12 January 2017 / 09:41

Francis Joyon sets a new recod at Cape Horn

IDEC SPORT more than 4 days and 6 hours ahead of the record at the Horn. The IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran skippered by Francis Joyon crossed the longitude of Cape Horn, the last of the three major capes in the Jules Verne trophy at 0004 UTC on Thursday 12th January. After leaving Ushant on 16th […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:46

11 January 2017 / 10:03

The Horn this evening, four days ahead of the record pace

Francis Joyon, Alex Pella, Bernard Stamm, Sébastien Audigane, Gwénolé Gahinet and Clément Surtel are about to achieve one of the finest stories in the history of the Jules Verne Trophy. By late today (UTC) they should be able to see the lights of Cape Horn, marking the way out of the Pacific and the […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:48

10 January 2017 / 10:04

Charging ahead, Idec Sport extends her lead

With less than a thousand miles to go to the Horn, IDEC SPORT is charging ahead towards the third and final major cape in the round the world voyage. In a twenty-knot westerly wind, the six men are pushing hard, foot on the accelerator with a series of gybes in this final stretch in the […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:49

9 January 2017 / 12:00

Franck Cammas: “It was the first time that I crossed the Horn”

After setting off on the great Jules Verne adventure on three occasions, it was in 2010 that Franck Cammas scored a record time on the course. At the helm of Groupama 3, a maxi-trimaran designed for records, the man nicknamed as the “little Mozart of sailing” pulled off the world tour in 48 days, 7 […]

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31 January 2017 / 11:35

9 January 2017 / 09:53

Down in the Sixties

IDEC SPORT will be rounding Cape Horn in a few days from now, so it might seem odd that they are heading so far south. Aboard the red and grey maxi-trimaran, all lights are green for the crew, which is continuing to extend its lead over the round the world record with an advance of 1270 […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:49

8 January 2017 / 09:26

Calming things down in the Pacific

At the start of the 24th day of racing in the remote part of the South Pacific, IDEC SPORT has managed to slide under a low and is advancing in a NW’ly breeze blowing at around fifteen knots in calmer seas. While Francis Joyon and his men have slowed down , the pace is still […]

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19 February 2017 / 19:47

7 January 2017 / 10:25

In pole position around Antarctica

After a gybe, they’re off again. After a day of being significantly slowed, IDEC SPORT is now on the northern edge of a Southern low with more favourable winds allowing them to step up the pace towards Cape Horn. They now have less than 10,000 miles left to sail and Francis Joyon and his […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:51

6 January 2017 / 10:32

A welcome break in the south Pacific

Change of scenery in the South Pacific. As the crew starts its 22nd day of racing in the Jules Verne Trophy, IDEC SPORT has moved away from the Southern low, which propelled the maxi-trimaran all the way across the Indian Ocean. After one long fast tack, Francis Joyon and his crew have carried out […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:52

5 January 2017 / 13:24

Idec Sport at the international date line

At the start of their 21st day of racing, Francis Joyon and his elite crew are preparing to leave the low-pressure system that propelled them so far at high speed, allowing them to sail for eleven days on the same tack and to set several records in the Southern Ocean. As they cross theInternational Date Line […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:53

5 January 2017 / 10:24

Robin Knox Johnston : “Happy new year”

Happy New Year. Joyon’s progress and speeds are fantastic. In Enza we averaged 448 miles per day between Africa and Australia, or about 18 1/2 knots and we thought we were fast, (it certainly felt fast!) but here we are, 23 years later, and the speeds are around 30 knots. Would not you love […]

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5 January 2017 / 10:26

4 January 2017 / 10:30

New intermediate record from Ushant to Tasmania

The IDEC SPORT Maxi Trimaran continues to dash across the Southern Ocean and harvest more records. Although the latest is not an officially ratified one, it does reveal the full extent of the feat they are accomplishing in this Jules Verne Trophy. After Leeuwin two days ago, the record to Tasmania was grabbed during […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:53

3 January 2017 / 17:32

Idec Sport increases her lead

The IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran is continuing to extend her lead over the Jules Verne Trophy title-holder. At the end of their eighteenth day of racing, Francis Joyon, Alex Pella, Clément Surtel, Gwénolé Gahinet, Bernard Stamm and Sébastien Audigane now have a lead of 680 miles, which is more or less the equivalent of a day’s […]

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19 February 2017 / 19:54

2 January 2017 / 17:56

Two records for Idec Sport at Cape Leeuwin

The IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran crossed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin at 1518hrs UTC 17 days, 6 hours and 59 minutes after leaving Ushant. This means they were almost 16 hours and 57 minutes ahead of the reference time set by Loïck Peyron and his men on Banque Populaire V (17 days, 23 hours and 56 […]

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19 February 2017 / 19:57