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2 January 2017 / 12:00

Loïck Peyron: “Records have always fascinated me”

Right from his very first attempt in 2012, Loïck Peyron set a new Jules Verne Trophy record. At the helm of the maxi-trimaran Banque Populaire V, the sailor from Nantes finished his circumnavigation in 45 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes and 53 seconds – a record which Francis Joyon is currently attempting to beat. The […]

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31 January 2017 / 11:38

2 January 2017 / 10:25

An incredible time to Leeuwin

IDEC SPORT’s dash across the Southern Ocean should be rewarded this afternoon with the first intermediate record for Joyon and Co. They look like setting an incredible time to Cape Leeuwin in SW Australia, the second major cape in the Jules Verne Trophy. It will have taken them just over 17 days since leaving […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:56

1 January 2017 / 18:13

(FR) Idec Sport accroît son avance

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29 January 2017 / 22:57

31 December 2016 / 09:32

(FR) Idec Sport à Mach 2

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30 December 2016 / 09:37

Cold weather ahead in the Fifties

1000 miles from the Kerguelens that they should pass via the south, IDEC SPORT is continuing to progress at high speed. Francis Joyon and his crew are keeping up some very high averages and in so doing narrowing the gap to their virtual rival the holder of the Jules Verne Trophy. The speedo is stuck […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:58

29 December 2016 / 10:04

Good Hope at full speed

Still at full power, IDEC SPORT crossed the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope, the first of the three major capes in the Jules Verne Trophy at 0347 hrs UTC after 12 days and 19 hours. Pushed along in front of a low-pressure system, Francis Joyon and his crew are keeping up high average […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:59

28 December 2016 / 10:10

Idec Sport narrows the gap

“If we pass the Cape of Good Hope one day or one and a half days behind the record, that will be good,” said Francis Joyon before the start in Brest, after looking at the weather forecasts for the Atlantic. Sailing ahead of a low since yesterday, the IDEC SPORT Maxi trimaran is ahead of […]

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29 January 2017 / 23:00

27 December 2016 / 09:15

One, two, three, it’s the forties

At the start of the eleventh day of racing, IDEC SPORT has entered the Forties. On the way into the Southern Ocean, the big red and white trimaran got a taste during the night of the NW’ly winds generated by the first Southern low. 1500 miles from the Cape of Good Hope, speeds are back […]

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29 January 2017 / 23:01

26 December 2016 / 10:18

Paying the toll in the south

The Christmas truce is over. After a long straight run yesterday, which allowed the crew of IDEC SPORT to perform better than expected in the South Atlantic, they have now entered a transition zone, where they have to pay the toll before entering the more powerful winds further south. Early yesterday afternoon after a long […]

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29 January 2017 / 23:02

25 December 2016 / 18:27

Thomas Coville smashes the round-the-world record

On Sunday, Thomas Coville, at the helm of Ultim Sodebo, smashed the solo round-the-world sailing record, held since 2008 by Francis Joyon, currently vying for the Jules Verne Trophy. In 2008, Francis Joyon finished his world tour in 57 days, 13 hours and 34 minutes. On Sunday, a little after 6 p.m., Thomas Coville […]

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31 January 2017 / 11:43

24 December 2016 / 09:52

Merry Christmas St. Helena

After eight days at sea and a constant battle against the clock, the crew of IDEC SPORT is continuing to dive down the South Atlantic off the coast of Brazil between Salvador da Bahia and Rio de Janeiro. Sailing on a bearing of 180° at 18° latitude S, Francis Joyon and his men are […]

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29 January 2017 / 23:03

23 December 2016 / 09:58

Accelerating off Brazil

The IDEC SPORT Maxi-Trimaran has been sailing off Brazil since the middle of the night. The SE’ly trade winds are gradually backing to the east as they dive south, allowing the trimaran to accelerate. Joyon and his men are back up to speeds above 24 knots this morning, which is the ideal way to […]

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29 January 2017 / 23:03

22 December 2016 / 09:19

Into the southern hemisphere

The crew on the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran moved into the Southern Hemisphere at 0318 hrs UTC on Wednesday night. It took Joyon and his men 5 days, 18 hours and 59 minutes to sail from Ushant to the Equator, which was two hours and 59 minutes more than the title-holder, Banque Populaire V. Francis Joyon refers […]

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29 January 2017 / 23:04

21 December 2016 / 13:30

Olivier De Kersauson’s newborn work

Olivier de Kersauson, a key figure in the sailing world, has recently published a new book called Promenades en bord de mer et étonnements heureux (Promenades at Sea and Happy Surprises). In these pages, the winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in 1997 and 2004 retraces his career as a sailor: his joys, his sorrows, […]

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31 January 2017 / 11:46

21 December 2016 / 10:25

Brakes on in the doldrums

The IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran was suddenly slowed last night just before midnight after the high speed voyage down from Ushant. After speeds in excess of thirty knots, the situation suddenly changed at 3°N with the first effects of the Doldrums being felt. Joyon and his crew of five have been struggling in an area […]

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29 January 2017 / 23:05