IDEC SPORT : Francis Joyon sets a new record at Cape Horn
— 12 January 2017IDEC SPORT more than 4 days and 6 hours ahead of the record at the Horn.
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Francis Joyon will be tackling the Jules Verne Trophy again!
— 17 April 2016It’s now official: Francis Joyon will be setting off in the autumn to try to improve on the Jules Verne Trophy record time. It will once again be on his IDEC SPORT ‘ultime’ trimaran with a crew that he will attempt to complete the voyage in under 45 days. We met up with him to find out more.
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Friendship Route : Francis Joyon has arrived in Rio after 13 days at sea
— 23 April 2014He’s done it! At 1738hrs UTC (1938hrs CET) on Monday 21st April 2014, the IDEC maxi-trimaran crossed the finishing line in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Francis Joyon has set a new reference time for the Friendship Route between Bordeaux (France) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
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The finish in Shenzhen (China) – the end of the third Act of the IDEC SPORT Asian Tour
— 17 December 2019The IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran skippered by Francis Joyon and his crew crossed the finish line for the new record between Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Shenzhen (China) last night at 2324hrs UTC. They sailed the 844 miles of the theoretical course in 2 days, 20 hours, 28 minutes and 51 seconds, averaging 12.3 knots.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : today’s analysis by Roland Jourdain
— 12 November 2018After Francis Joyon’s victory in the Ultime category, the battle between the IMOCAs is in the spotlight. For behind Alex Thomson, the clear leader, Paul Meilhat, Vincent Riou and Yann Eliès have shown once again that in the Route du Rhum absolutely nothing is certain until the finish line is crossed.
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Maxi Trimaran IDEC SPORT wins the Jules Verne Trophy
— 26 January 2017The Maxi Trimaran IDEC SPORT sailed by Francis Joyon, Clément Surtel, Alex Pella, Bernard Stamm, Gwénolé Gahinet and Sébastien Audigane won the Jules Verne Trophy, the outright round the world sailing record, this morning.
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Jules Verne Trophy : “it’s going to be fairly violent”… Francis Joyon
— 4 January 2016Right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Francis Joyon and his men are giving it their all for this final battle, clocking up supersonic speeds. In four days, they are expected to cross the line off Ushant. But before that, they have some rough weather ahead…
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Joyon snatches record-setting victory in thrilling finale to the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe
— 12 November 2018In the closest finish since it was first staged in 1978, the French ocean racing veteran Francis Joyon won the 40th anniversary Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race from Saint Malo to Pointe-À-Pitre early this morning.
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IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR / Act 2: Welcome to Vietnam!
— 4 December 2019Francis Joyon and his crew completed Act 2 of the IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR during the night setting a reference time for the voyage between Mauritius and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. After setting a new solo record time for the Mauritius Route last month, the holder of the Jules Verne Trophy and winner of the last Route du Rhum arrived in Vietnam at 3 hrs, 27mn 54s UTC on Wednesday 4th December, after 12 days, 20 hours, 37 minutes and 56 seconds of sailing between Mauritius and Vietnam.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe 2018 : Gabart now more than halfway but another pasting to come for Class40s
— 8 November 2018Way down south, more than 1,800 nautical miles southwest of Saint Malo, in the warmer climes and flatter seas west of the Canaries, François Gabart continues to blaze a trail to Guadeloupe chased by Francis Joyon.
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