The tracker for the current attempt is here
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/multimedia_cartographie.asp
original article on attempt:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/actualite_article.asp?id=204
Here is the rough Google translate of the article:
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Alone aboard his maxi-trimaran IDEC, Francis Joyon crossed the starting line of the Route Discovery, in Cadiz (Spain), Wednesday, February 6 to 12 hours, 50 minutes and 25 seconds UTC. Towards San Salvador (Bahamas) via the Canary Islands. Objective: To improve his own record in 2008, namely through the 3884 miles in less than 9 days, 20 hours, 32 minutes and 23 seconds. It must cut the line on the other side of the Atlantic before Saturday, February 16 at 9:21 minutes 48 seconds.
© JEAN MARIE LIOT / DPPI / IDEC
A hunter (records) hunting the other on Route discovery: Francis Joyon just jump with his trusty trimaran IDEC! He cut the line to Cadiz this Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 12h50'25'' UT.
Originally, the case would give rise to a duel with Thomas Coville distance, but fate decided otherwise: Sunday party Thomas Coville was wounded in the leg in a jibe and decided last night to throw in the towel and go stop in the Azores. Francis Joyon only learned this morning, while he was already in the water round to the port of Cadiz, waiting for the best time to cross the line. "I am wholeheartedly with Thomas" says Francis few minutes before the lap top, "on these boats, we are always on the verge of getting hurt and it may very well happen to me too! Too bad, I regaled the idea this game with Thomas. would have been exciting for both of us, but it is like that and I do not change my program: I'm leaving. " Against his own time of 2008 Without duel, so it is to attack its own clock - which dates back to 2008 - that will soar driver IDEC. It's simple: you have to be most often beyond 20 knots average expect to improve its own performance. The margin is not huge, can be a handful of hours to earn ... therefore committed a record, which of course is an end in itself, but also and above all a great way to prepare for the big 2013 target Francis Joyon, namely regain Record North Atlantic between New York and the Lizard. For the North Atlantic from West to East is the only one of the four largest record that lacks the track record of IDEC now. Joyon is indeed the current record for the Discovery Route, Around the World Solo and the absolute record of 24 hours alone. "It was all ways take the boat to New York in the spring," jokes Francis, "so much trying to improve this clock!" Road north ... and without routing! skipper IDEC not expected necessarily a lot of fun because it fetches sustained winds: 30 knots announced as the night the weather files can easily turn into 35 or 40 knots actually on the water. No router - it will make its on-board weather itself - Francis imagine a general scenario which does not follow the road alizéenne but, on the contrary, very back north in the middle of the Atlantic. Explanations: "I go with northeast winds sustained to the Canaries, but I will have to readjust to meet the course mark in the archipelago (you must leave the island of Gran Canaria to starboard, ndr). It will thus not necessarily very rapid at first, but then I'll get this cold front towards the middle of the Atlantic. This should allow me to go faster on the direct route behind the front, in the north-east wind. alizéen A passage by south, he would have forced me to multiply gybes to avoid dead downwind and maintain a fast wind angle. " Gybes should therefore only be reserved at the very end of the course, when IDEC actually find in a stream of East approaching the Bahamas. "This is a good weather window that is presented" ensures the skipper of IDEC, "he should seize this opportunity."
Originally, the case would give rise to a duel with Thomas Coville distance, but fate decided otherwise: Sunday party Thomas Coville was wounded in the leg in a jibe and decided last night to throw in the towel and go stop in the Azores. Francis Joyon only learned this morning, while he was already in the water round to the port of Cadiz, waiting for the best time to cross the line. "I am wholeheartedly with Thomas" says Francis few minutes before the lap top, "on these boats, we are always on the verge of getting hurt and it may very well happen to me too! Too bad, I regaled the idea this game with Thomas. would have been exciting for both of us, but it is like that and I do not change my program: I'm leaving. " Against his own time of 2008 Without duel, so it is to attack its own clock - which dates back to 2008 - that will soar driver IDEC. It's simple: you have to be most often beyond 20 knots average expect to improve its own performance. The margin is not huge, can be a handful of hours to earn ... therefore committed a record, which of course is an end in itself, but also and above all a great way to prepare for the big 2013 target Francis Joyon, namely regain Record North Atlantic between New York and the Lizard. For the North Atlantic from West to East is the only one of the four largest record that lacks the track record of IDEC now. Joyon is indeed the current record for the Discovery Route, Around the World Solo and the absolute record of 24 hours alone. "It was all ways take the boat to New York in the spring," jokes Francis, "so much trying to improve this clock!" Road north ... and without routing! skipper IDEC not expected necessarily a lot of fun because it fetches sustained winds: 30 knots announced as the night the weather files can easily turn into 35 or 40 knots actually on the water. No router - it will make its on-board weather itself - Francis imagine a general scenario which does not follow the road alizéenne but, on the contrary, very back north in the middle of the Atlantic. Explanations: "I go with northeast winds sustained to the Canaries, but I will have to readjust to meet the course mark in the archipelago (you must leave the island of Gran Canaria to starboard, ndr). It will thus not necessarily very rapid at first, but then I'll get this cold front towards the middle of the Atlantic. This should allow me to go faster on the direct route behind the front, in the north-east wind. alizéen A passage by south, he would have forced me to multiply gybes to avoid dead downwind and maintain a fast wind angle. " Gybes should therefore only be reserved at the very end of the course, when IDEC actually find in a stream of East approaching the Bahamas. "This is a good weather window that is presented" ensures the skipper of IDEC, "he should seize this opportunity."
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