Francis Joyon has beaten his own North Atlantic solo record by 49 minutes aboard IDEC Sport, the VPLP designed maxi trimaran that last winter smashed the Jules Verne Trophy crewed…
IDEC Sport
IDEC chases Jules Verne record pace and sets new record in the process
To date Francis Joyon’s crew aboard IDEC Sport has trailed Yann Guichard & Donna Bertarelli’s team aboard Spindrift 2, (formerly Banque Populaire), but by staying south and keeping a straighter…
Round the world record crews face dangers of ice in the Southern Ocean
Just two weeks after starting off Brest, the crew of maxi trimaran Spindrift is in the Southern Ocean and dodging ice on their attempt to break the non-stop round the…
Two giant trimarans take on the world and head off for Jules Verne attempt
To win the trophy will mean breaking Loïck Peyron’s blistering record pace of 45 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes and 53 seconds. For Spindrift 2 the trip will be a…