Francis Joyon and the IDEC team on the maxi trimaran IDEC Sport (formerly Groupama3) have claimed the Jules Verne Trophy in fine style slicing 4 days, 14 hours, 12 minutes and 23 seconds off the existing record held by the 40m trimaran Banque Populaire V. Francis Joyon and his crew sailed the 22,461 theoretical miles in 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds, at an average speed of 22.84 knots
Press release from the IDEC team:
http://www.idecsport-sailing.com/the-fantastic-six/?lang=en
Francis Joyon spent the whole day yesterday talking to the media and meeting the public in Brest, where he moored the maxi-trimaran IDEC SPORT after sailing around the world in 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds. Along with his crew of five, he revealed what happened during this circumnavigation. From the magic of a boat appreciated for her ability to sail quickly for a very long time to the lack of hierarchy in the crew and the discreet help from Marcel van Triest.
read more here
A video of the IDEC team crossing the finish line:
and a video of their arrival and docking in Brest:
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Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Friday, 23 September 2016
Ultime trimaran IDEC relaunched as Francis Joyon and team prepare to go on standby for another Jules Verne Record attempt
Francis Joyon and team will soon be on standby for another attempt at claiming perhaps the most coveted offshore racing record for multihulls the Jules Verne Trophy. The trimaran IDEC has recently been relaunched after a Summer refit at Multiplast.
They have made the following press release available on their website:
English:
http://www.idecsport-sailing.com/aiming-for-the-jules-verne-trophy-idec-sport-back-in-the-water-and-shortly-going-on-stand-by/?lang=en
French:
http://www.idecsport-sailing.com/objectif-trophee-jules-verne-idec-sport-retrouve-son-element-en-vue-dun-stand-by-imminent/
There is also a video of the relaunch of IDEC:
Vannes: Francis Joyon pret pour le Jules Verne - Bretagne Télé from BRETAGNE Télé on Vimeo.
They have made the following press release available on their website:
English:
http://www.idecsport-sailing.com/aiming-for-the-jules-verne-trophy-idec-sport-back-in-the-water-and-shortly-going-on-stand-by/?lang=en
French:
http://www.idecsport-sailing.com/objectif-trophee-jules-verne-idec-sport-retrouve-son-element-en-vue-dun-stand-by-imminent/
There is also a video of the relaunch of IDEC:
Vannes: Francis Joyon pret pour le Jules Verne - Bretagne Télé from BRETAGNE Télé on Vimeo.
Friday, 5 June 2015
Francis Joyon on the new IDEC trimaran (formerly Groupama3/BPVII) to make attempt to better Jules Verne record
Francis Joyon has announced that he will attempt to better the Jules Verne record currently held by Banque Populaire V on his new trimaran the former G3. He is going to make the attempt with a relatively smaller crew of just six.
http://www.mysailing.com.au/news/francis-joyon-to-tackle-crewed-around-the-world-record
Spindrift Racing also have their eyes on the prize and are going to go on standby around the same time on the specially modified 40 metre trimaran Spindrift 2 which is now sporting a new mast and various tweaks to enable the boat to be sailed by less crew.
http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2015/06/reaction-from-yann-guichard-to-francis-joyons-announcement/
http://www.mysailing.com.au/news/francis-joyon-to-tackle-crewed-around-the-world-record
Spindrift Racing also have their eyes on the prize and are going to go on standby around the same time on the specially modified 40 metre trimaran Spindrift 2 which is now sporting a new mast and various tweaks to enable the boat to be sailed by less crew.
http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2015/06/reaction-from-yann-guichard-to-francis-joyons-announcement/
Monday, 2 June 2014
Francis Joyon's new record route Bordeaux to Rio/Friendship Route (Route de l ´ Amitié) added to benchmark times by the WSSRC
John Reed of the World Speed Sailing Record Council has announced the establishment of a new world record for the 'Friendship Route' set by Francis Joyon on the maxi trimaran IDECII:
http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/
The World Speed Sailing Record Council has announced Performance Certificate No. 46 for the the establishment of the benchmark time on a new route.
Performance: Singlehanded Bordeaux to Rio de Janeiro.
Yacht: 'IDEC' 98ft Tri
Name: Francis Joyon. FRA
Dates: 8th to the 21st April 2014
Start time: 14;33;00 UTC on 08/04/14
Finish time: 17;38;19 UTC on 21/04/14
Elapsed time: 13 days, three hours, five minutes and 19 seconds
Distance: 4812NM
Average speed: 15.27 kts
http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/
The World Speed Sailing Record Council has announced Performance Certificate No. 46 for the the establishment of the benchmark time on a new route.
Performance: Singlehanded Bordeaux to Rio de Janeiro.
Yacht: 'IDEC' 98ft Tri
Name: Francis Joyon. FRA
Dates: 8th to the 21st April 2014
Start time: 14;33;00 UTC on 08/04/14
Finish time: 17;38;19 UTC on 21/04/14
Elapsed time: 13 days, three hours, five minutes and 19 seconds
Distance: 4812NM
Average speed: 15.27 kts
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| 'Arrivée du trimaran IDEC à Rio de Janeiro - Finish of the Friendship Route' Andre Pentax / Trimaran IDEC |
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
Francis Joyon arrives in Rio de Janeiro after 13 days sailing from Bordeaux
Francis has arrived in Rio de Janeiro on the maxi trimaran IDEC. Reference time that was set: 13 days, 03 hours, 05 minutes and 19 seconds for the theoretical 4812 miles.
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=264
He’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). His race time: 13 days, 03 hours, 05 minutes and 19 seconds for the theoretical 4812 miles.
Francis Joyon left Bordeaux on Tuesday 8th April beginning in the Gironde Estuary at 1433hrs UTC. This was merely four days after officially going on stand by with the support in particular of the French football team, the Girondins de Bordeaux and Fabien Barthez among others. This new Friendship Route between Bordeaux and Rio de Janeiro was designed to bring together France and Brazil and come to the aid of charities in Brazil, as well as the ICM, the Brain and Spinal Cord Institute in France.
An average speed of 15.2 knots on the Great Circle Route and 18.1 knots out on the water
IDEC’s race time: 13 days, 03 hours, 05 minutes and 19 seconds to sail the 4812 miles of the theoretical route or 15.27 knots. In reality, IDEC sailed 910 miles more out on the water: 5722 nautical miles at an average speed of 18.16 knots. The explanation: Francis Joyon had to go around all the low-pressure areas from Cape Finisterre to the middle of the Atlantic. He had no hesitation in sailing 900 miles away from the direct route. Once again, Francis Joyon has managed to get the most out of his maxi trimaran to play with the various weather systems. He very often got up to around thirty knots...
The final 24 hours of sailing along the coast of Brazil were very demanding for the skipper of IDEC, who had to sail upwind for the final 120 miles to Rio de Janeiro. Exhausted after missing out on his sleep, Francis Joyon had to keep hard at it, carrying out changes of tack and many manoeuvres to reach the finishing line. These thirteen days of sailing were rather unusual as he had to sail a long way north to get to the west and this demanded a lot of effort. A few moments after crossing the line, Francis Joyon gave us his first impressions of this new record.
read more here
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=264
Francis Joyon left Bordeaux on Tuesday 8th April beginning in the Gironde Estuary at 1433hrs UTC. This was merely four days after officially going on stand by with the support in particular of the French football team, the Girondins de Bordeaux and Fabien Barthez among others. This new Friendship Route between Bordeaux and Rio de Janeiro was designed to bring together France and Brazil and come to the aid of charities in Brazil, as well as the ICM, the Brain and Spinal Cord Institute in France.
An average speed of 15.2 knots on the Great Circle Route and 18.1 knots out on the water
IDEC’s race time: 13 days, 03 hours, 05 minutes and 19 seconds to sail the 4812 miles of the theoretical route or 15.27 knots. In reality, IDEC sailed 910 miles more out on the water: 5722 nautical miles at an average speed of 18.16 knots. The explanation: Francis Joyon had to go around all the low-pressure areas from Cape Finisterre to the middle of the Atlantic. He had no hesitation in sailing 900 miles away from the direct route. Once again, Francis Joyon has managed to get the most out of his maxi trimaran to play with the various weather systems. He very often got up to around thirty knots...
The final 24 hours of sailing along the coast of Brazil were very demanding for the skipper of IDEC, who had to sail upwind for the final 120 miles to Rio de Janeiro. Exhausted after missing out on his sleep, Francis Joyon had to keep hard at it, carrying out changes of tack and many manoeuvres to reach the finishing line. These thirteen days of sailing were rather unusual as he had to sail a long way north to get to the west and this demanded a lot of effort. A few moments after crossing the line, Francis Joyon gave us his first impressions of this new record.
read more here
Sunday, 20 April 2014
Francis Joyon on IDEC maxi trimaran final approach to Rio de Janeiro
From the following article on the Trimaran IDEC website:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=262
Will IDEC be slowing down today or not? The answer to this question will determine whether Francis Joyon finishes in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow or on Tuesday.
read more here
The tracker for the record attempt is here:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/media.tracker.aspx
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=262
Francis Joyon is making the suspense last in this final stretch of the Friendship Route. He told us that the weather would probably lead him to slow right down on Easter Sunday, but at 0830hrs UTC, the IDEC maxi trimaran was still doing more than 22 knots on the direct route. The weather charts appear to be rather more optimistic than yesterday. With 400 miles to go to the finish in Rio de Janeiro, each variation in speed and each calm zone could modify considerably the arrival time.
Up until now, Francis Joyon had been talking about finishing on “sometime during daylight hours on Tuesday 22nd.” It now seems possible that it could be much sooner, although the final 100 miles could still prove tricky. There may well be wind holes, which stop the big red multihull for several hours, but they are difficult to predict.
Up until now, Francis Joyon had been talking about finishing on “sometime during daylight hours on Tuesday 22nd.” It now seems possible that it could be much sooner, although the final 100 miles could still prove tricky. There may well be wind holes, which stop the big red multihull for several hours, but they are difficult to predict.
read more here
The tracker for the record attempt is here:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/media.tracker.aspx
Saturday, 19 April 2014
Francis Joyon, Trimaran IDEC slides through the doldrums with about 1200nm to go
Francis Joyon leaves the doldrums and approaches his goal
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=260
The IDEC maxi trimaran has just made it out of the Doldrums. This Friday lunchtime, she is sailing around sixty miles from the Horn of Brazil between Natal and Recife. Francis Joyon is therefore tackling the final stretch of the Friendship Route: 1200 miles along the coast of Brazil, where there still are many traps. He is looking forward to finishing in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.
That’s now behind them. The IDEC maxi trimaran has managed to get away from the claws of the Intertropical Convergence Zone with its alternating periods of squalls, calms and winds, which are extremely variable in strength and direction. Francis Joyon: “I admit that I was rather worried about this trip through the Doldrums, as the forecasts were not exactly positive. The American models were horrible forecasting huge areas with absolutely no wind over a 350-mile wide zone. The European model was a little less pessimistic. In the end, it was something in between the two across a zone measuring around 300 miles. It took me around a day and a half to cross it but I only really got stopped for a few hours, which isn’t that bad.”
read more here
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=260
That’s now behind them. The IDEC maxi trimaran has managed to get away from the claws of the Intertropical Convergence Zone with its alternating periods of squalls, calms and winds, which are extremely variable in strength and direction. Francis Joyon: “I admit that I was rather worried about this trip through the Doldrums, as the forecasts were not exactly positive. The American models were horrible forecasting huge areas with absolutely no wind over a 350-mile wide zone. The European model was a little less pessimistic. In the end, it was something in between the two across a zone measuring around 300 miles. It took me around a day and a half to cross it but I only really got stopped for a few hours, which isn’t that bad.”
read more here
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Route de l ´ Amitié, Francis Joyon due to cross the Equator tonight
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=258
High speed sailing directly towards the finish... The IDEC maxi trimaran is averaging 25 knots, as she makes her way south and is therefore lapping up the miles Francis Joyon will be at the Equator tonight, but he remains suspicious of the Doldrums.
“It’s great and I’m really pleased to be sailing on this tack directly towards the finish. It’s something I haven’t been able to do that much with all the low pressure areas I had to get around. The boat is sailing smoothly through the water. I’m in the fairly variable north-easterly trade winds, which are varying between 20 and 28 knots.” Francis Joyon sounded upbeat this Wednesday lunchtime: the IDEC maxi trimaran is sailing at around 25 knots and the solo sailor is clocking up the miles. He is back up to days sailing more than 540 miles. “I’ve got just 300 miles left before the Equator. I shall be crossing into the Southern Hemisphere in around fifteen hours, so during the night for you in Europe,” declared Francis.
The other good news is that “I have managed to repair the link rods between the rudders on the floats. I’ll sort it out completely when I finish, but the repair job is working perfectly well for now. I no longer have to keep switching them over each time I change tack. I haven’t had any other worries apart from what I call my daily routine jobs: a sheet that gives up the ghost, a line that needs replacing, just a few little things like that.”
read more here
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Francis Joyon and Trimaran IDEC now accelerating after passing the halfway point in the Bordeaux to Rio de Janeiro on Route de l ´ Amitié reference time attempt
From the following article on the Trimaran IDEC website:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=257
Halfway between Bordeaux and Rio, IDEC is accelerating 15 april 2014
Right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, IDEC is also halfway through the Friendship Route and Francis Joyon is now accelerating on the direct route.
Francis Joyon is clearly not affected that much by the technical problem concerning the links between his rudders (see our article from yesterday). For the past few hours, he has been back up to speeds above 20 knots and this morning (Tuesday) is preparing to complete more than 2400 miles of sailing. In other words his geographical situation is easy to understand. He is halfway between Bordeaux and Rio and right in the middle of the Atlantic at 15° North and 36 degrees West.
The most important thing is that the IDEC maxi trimaran is now back up to a good VMG (Velocity Made Good). Each mile gained towards Rio de Janeiro is on the ideal track. We can see that Francis Joyon is heading down south almost directly above the islands of Fernando de Noronha, with a touch to the east of due south (bearing of 164° at 0900hrs). That corresponds exactly to the route required to get around the Horn of Brazil before turning right towards Rio de Janeiro. 48 hours ago, Francis Joyon was sailing 150 miles further west… that gives us a good idea of the route that he has had to take to get around the famous low-pressure area, which has been blocking his route for several days. This south-south-easterly route is ideal for him to get on the right track towards the finish.
read more here
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=257
Halfway between Bordeaux and Rio, IDEC is accelerating 15 april 2014
Francis Joyon is clearly not affected that much by the technical problem concerning the links between his rudders (see our article from yesterday). For the past few hours, he has been back up to speeds above 20 knots and this morning (Tuesday) is preparing to complete more than 2400 miles of sailing. In other words his geographical situation is easy to understand. He is halfway between Bordeaux and Rio and right in the middle of the Atlantic at 15° North and 36 degrees West.
The most important thing is that the IDEC maxi trimaran is now back up to a good VMG (Velocity Made Good). Each mile gained towards Rio de Janeiro is on the ideal track. We can see that Francis Joyon is heading down south almost directly above the islands of Fernando de Noronha, with a touch to the east of due south (bearing of 164° at 0900hrs). That corresponds exactly to the route required to get around the Horn of Brazil before turning right towards Rio de Janeiro. 48 hours ago, Francis Joyon was sailing 150 miles further west… that gives us a good idea of the route that he has had to take to get around the famous low-pressure area, which has been blocking his route for several days. This south-south-easterly route is ideal for him to get on the right track towards the finish.
read more here
Monday, 14 April 2014
Francis Joyon Route de l ´ Amitié Bordeaux to Rio de Janeiro update, making the most of fickle conditions
From the following press release on the Trimaran IDEC website:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=255
Playing cat and mouse with the low-pressure area, 13th april 2014
Around 800 north-west of the Cape Verde Islands, Francis Joyon is playing a game of cat and mouse with the low-pressure area centred over the Canaries.
It would be something of an understatement to say that the weather was very unusual for this first edition of the Friendship Route. It is in fact extremely rare at this time of year for an area of low pressure to be centred for so long over the Canaries. This weather system lis upsetting the usual pattern for the trade winds, which blowing from east to west offer downwind conditions for sailors crossing the Atlantic and tend to give them comfortable, steady speeds and smooth sailing.
read more here
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=255
Playing cat and mouse with the low-pressure area, 13th april 2014
It would be something of an understatement to say that the weather was very unusual for this first edition of the Friendship Route. It is in fact extremely rare at this time of year for an area of low pressure to be centred for so long over the Canaries. This weather system lis upsetting the usual pattern for the trade winds, which blowing from east to west offer downwind conditions for sailors crossing the Atlantic and tend to give them comfortable, steady speeds and smooth sailing.
read more here
Thursday, 10 April 2014
Francis Joyon on trimaran IDEC making good time towards the Azores
From the following press release posted on the Trimaran IDEC website:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=252
Full speed ahead to the Azores, 10 april 2014
Francis Joyon has spectacularly stepped up the pace with the IDEC maxi trimaran reaching thirty knots this morning between Portugal and the Azores.
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=252
Full speed ahead to the Azores, 10 april 2014
Joyon is speeding along. Forty hours after setting sail from Bordeaux, there are already 600 miles in his wake. This morning (Thursday), the IDEC maxi trimaran is sailing at high speed 300 miles out in the Atlantic off Northern Portugal.
After setting off at 1633hrs local time the day before yesterday (Tuesday 8th April) from the Gironde Estuary on his attempt to set a reference time for the Friendship Route between Bordeaux and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the skipper of IDEC is continuing carefully to zig-zag his way down the Atlantic carrying out a series of gybes (change of tack with the wind from astern). This strategy has two goals. He is looking for stronger winds (there was more wind in the Southern Bay of Biscay at the start) and above all staying close to the wind with the aim of finding the best angle to achieve good speeds.
read more here
After setting off at 1633hrs local time the day before yesterday (Tuesday 8th April) from the Gironde Estuary on his attempt to set a reference time for the Friendship Route between Bordeaux and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the skipper of IDEC is continuing carefully to zig-zag his way down the Atlantic carrying out a series of gybes (change of tack with the wind from astern). This strategy has two goals. He is looking for stronger winds (there was more wind in the Southern Bay of Biscay at the start) and above all staying close to the wind with the aim of finding the best angle to achieve good speeds.
read more here
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Francis Joyon on standby on IDEC trimaran in Bordeaux awaiting suitable weather window to set reference time for the new Bordeaux to Rio de Janeiro route
From the following press release on the Trimaran IDEC website:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=247
Francis Joyon was received with full honours aboard the IDEC maxi-trimaran in Bordeaux today (Friday 4th April). The Girondins de Bordeaux football team followed by the Mayor of Bordeaux, Mr. Alain Juppé welcomed the IDEC trimaran and signed the Sail of Hope. This sail will be crossing the Atlantic to head for Brazil in aid of the ICM in a few days from now. The launch of this new route between France and Brazil is taking shape with a new ocean record soon to be set between Bordeaux and Rio de Janeiro. Francis Joyon’s goal is to set the initial reference time.
read more here
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/en/news.articles.aspx?id=247
Francis Joyon was received with full honours aboard the IDEC maxi-trimaran in Bordeaux today (Friday 4th April). The Girondins de Bordeaux football team followed by the Mayor of Bordeaux, Mr. Alain Juppé welcomed the IDEC trimaran and signed the Sail of Hope. This sail will be crossing the Atlantic to head for Brazil in aid of the ICM in a few days from now. The launch of this new route between France and Brazil is taking shape with a new ocean record soon to be set between Bordeaux and Rio de Janeiro. Francis Joyon’s goal is to set the initial reference time.
read more here
Saturday, 5 April 2014
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Francis Joyon receives the new Ultimate Trophy, an honor reserved for the fastest solo sailor on the four major ocean records
From the following press release (in French) on the IDEC website:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/actualite_article.asp?ID=245
the rough bing translate is below:
FRANCIS JOYON RECEIVES THE ULTIMATE TROPHY
©
The repetition of the exploits of Francis Joyon deserves a trophy. The lap record of the world single-handed in 2008, record of 24 hours in 2012, Route de la Découverte and Record of the North Atlantic in 2013: so many great records held by Francis Joyon and which earned him to receive this Wednesday, October 9 the ULTIMATE TROPHY. "I am pleased that this award provides performance that are the result of a long work with the cedi, the ICM, my router Jean-Yves Bernot group, but also of Christophe Houdet, who helped me for escorts," said the skipper of the maxi-trimaran IDEC.
57 days around the world
Lonely sailor the fastest around the world since 2004, he take his property the following year by the British sailor Ellen MacArthur that loops the journey in 71 days and 14 hours - a day of better than Francis. Francis who starts in 2008 and hit a great shot: 57 days 13 hours 34 minutes and 6 seconds! "Around the world is the most difficult record by its duration and traversed areas," he said.
"I had come down very southern areas of iceberg, facing extreme weather conditions. The rise between Cape Horn and Britain also was complicated, with quite a small damage. And despite this demanding course, you had to go quickly, long. This is my most beautiful record, one that leaves me more memories'.
666 miles in 24 hours
The summer 2012, Joyon is tackling a second great record: one of the greatest distance covered in 24 hours, solo. Result: 666.2 miles. "I saw a depression forming in the middle of the Atlantic. I left Brittany join her then I placed on its front. It worked! "The record of 24 hours is as extreme in the sense where you take the very high speed over necessarily muscular conditions.
8 days on the road to Christophe Colomb
In February 2013, Francis Joyon part in the assault of one of his records he feels threatened: the road of discovery, between Cadiz (Spain) and San El Salvador (Bahamas). He explains: "Thomas Coville had a big lead on my time and was poised to improve it. So, I went to take my turn. Meanwhile, Thomas has abandoned and I therefore fought against my own time. Successfully (8 days 16 hours 7 minutes and 5 seconds). In the Route de la Découverte, it takes several fronts, but it also faces calm areas. "Unstable conditions, therefore, and must be able to manage these different weather systems.
Atlantic in 5 days
Last record dated: the North Atlantic, in 5 days, 2 hours, 56 minutes and 10 seconds to rally the lighthouse of Ambrose off the coast from New York to the Lizard, to West Cornwall point English. Performance even more remarkable that it has occurred in a particular context. Francis Joyon: 'I had capsized off the coast of New York on the previous attempt. I felt apprehension but I wanted at any price erase this bad memory. There again, it must be constantly very fast, at bottom on settings for the ship file all the time at over 25 knots. It almost does not sleep for five days and it is terraced.
Keep the trophy
Francis Joyon has so far four major records in his pocket. But it is well placed to know that they are by definition made to be broken. As competition sharpens: hardness of Thomas Coville sailors, Armel Le Cléac ' h, François Gabart, or Lionel Lemonchois covet records, and at the same time this Ultimate Trophy. But Francis Joyon is in moves not, quite to the contrary: "I note that my performances have created an emulation that pushes sailors and sponsors to invest. They give themselves the means to beat them with boats bigger, lighter, wider - so faster. But I won't let me do: If one of my records is defeated, I will do everything to get it back! ».
Patrice Lafargue, President of the IDEC group: "I am very proud of this trophy which rewards a great sailor and its history of more than 10 years with the IDEC group. I join all the employees to congratulate these outstanding achievements.
Gérard Saillant, ICM President: "the Ultimate Trophy, is the recognition of achievements repeated a man out of the ordinary and through him to all of a cohesive team. Francis has long shown that the victory was the result of the talent, work and courage, but was not incompatible with legendary faithfulness, generosity, and the discretion that it he knows. Thanks Francis us to dream! »
Reminder of the great four records:
-Record of World Tour: 57 days 13 hours 34 minutes and 6 seconds, February 2008
-Record of the 24 hours: 666,2 miles, July 2012
-Record of the Route de la Découverte (Cádiz - without El Salvador): 8 days 16 hours 7 minutes and 5 seconds, February 2013
-North Atlantic record: 5 days, 2 hours, 56 minutes and 10 seconds, June 2013
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/actualite_article.asp?ID=245
the rough bing translate is below:
FRANCIS JOYON RECEIVES THE ULTIMATE TROPHY
Thursday, October 10, 2013
This Wednesday, October 9, 2013, Francis Joyon has received the ULTIMATE TROPHY, new sports award that honors the fastest sailor on the four major ocean records solo: around the world, North Atlantic, Route de la Découverte and the 24 hour record. The skipper of the maxi-trimaran IDEC is the first to receive this new distinction, true Grand Slam of oceanic sailing single-handed! Award received from the hands of Jean Todt, President of the FIA and Gérard Saillant, President of CMI.
© 57 days around the world
Lonely sailor the fastest around the world since 2004, he take his property the following year by the British sailor Ellen MacArthur that loops the journey in 71 days and 14 hours - a day of better than Francis. Francis who starts in 2008 and hit a great shot: 57 days 13 hours 34 minutes and 6 seconds! "Around the world is the most difficult record by its duration and traversed areas," he said.
"I had come down very southern areas of iceberg, facing extreme weather conditions. The rise between Cape Horn and Britain also was complicated, with quite a small damage. And despite this demanding course, you had to go quickly, long. This is my most beautiful record, one that leaves me more memories'.
666 miles in 24 hours
The summer 2012, Joyon is tackling a second great record: one of the greatest distance covered in 24 hours, solo. Result: 666.2 miles. "I saw a depression forming in the middle of the Atlantic. I left Brittany join her then I placed on its front. It worked! "The record of 24 hours is as extreme in the sense where you take the very high speed over necessarily muscular conditions.
8 days on the road to Christophe Colomb
In February 2013, Francis Joyon part in the assault of one of his records he feels threatened: the road of discovery, between Cadiz (Spain) and San El Salvador (Bahamas). He explains: "Thomas Coville had a big lead on my time and was poised to improve it. So, I went to take my turn. Meanwhile, Thomas has abandoned and I therefore fought against my own time. Successfully (8 days 16 hours 7 minutes and 5 seconds). In the Route de la Découverte, it takes several fronts, but it also faces calm areas. "Unstable conditions, therefore, and must be able to manage these different weather systems.
Atlantic in 5 days
Last record dated: the North Atlantic, in 5 days, 2 hours, 56 minutes and 10 seconds to rally the lighthouse of Ambrose off the coast from New York to the Lizard, to West Cornwall point English. Performance even more remarkable that it has occurred in a particular context. Francis Joyon: 'I had capsized off the coast of New York on the previous attempt. I felt apprehension but I wanted at any price erase this bad memory. There again, it must be constantly very fast, at bottom on settings for the ship file all the time at over 25 knots. It almost does not sleep for five days and it is terraced.
Keep the trophy
Francis Joyon has so far four major records in his pocket. But it is well placed to know that they are by definition made to be broken. As competition sharpens: hardness of Thomas Coville sailors, Armel Le Cléac ' h, François Gabart, or Lionel Lemonchois covet records, and at the same time this Ultimate Trophy. But Francis Joyon is in moves not, quite to the contrary: "I note that my performances have created an emulation that pushes sailors and sponsors to invest. They give themselves the means to beat them with boats bigger, lighter, wider - so faster. But I won't let me do: If one of my records is defeated, I will do everything to get it back! ».
Patrice Lafargue, President of the IDEC group: "I am very proud of this trophy which rewards a great sailor and its history of more than 10 years with the IDEC group. I join all the employees to congratulate these outstanding achievements.
Gérard Saillant, ICM President: "the Ultimate Trophy, is the recognition of achievements repeated a man out of the ordinary and through him to all of a cohesive team. Francis has long shown that the victory was the result of the talent, work and courage, but was not incompatible with legendary faithfulness, generosity, and the discretion that it he knows. Thanks Francis us to dream! »
Reminder of the great four records:
-Record of World Tour: 57 days 13 hours 34 minutes and 6 seconds, February 2008
-Record of the 24 hours: 666,2 miles, July 2012
-Record of the Route de la Découverte (Cádiz - without El Salvador): 8 days 16 hours 7 minutes and 5 seconds, February 2013
-North Atlantic record: 5 days, 2 hours, 56 minutes and 10 seconds, June 2013
Monday, 17 June 2013
Francis Joyon smashes record on New York to Lizard route
From the following Sail-World article submitted by Mer et Media
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Francis-Joyon-shatters-North-Atlantic-record-by-more-than-16-hours/110274
In his quest to beat the North Atlantic record, Francis Joyon on board IDEC, has smashed Thomas Coville’s 2008 record by 16 hours, 34 minutes and 30 seconds. Joyon completed his journey in a time of 5 days, 2 hours, 56 minutes and 10 seconds.
Over the final stretch, Francis Joyon came very close to beating his own outright distance record over 24 hours (666.2 miles) and this enabled the Breton skipper to make important gains over the second half of the crossing, in spite of sailing some distance away from the Great Circle Route.
A video of Francis's arrival a Cape Lizard at the end of the record run.
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Francis-Joyon-shatters-North-Atlantic-record-by-more-than-16-hours/110274
In his quest to beat the North Atlantic record, Francis Joyon on board IDEC, has smashed Thomas Coville’s 2008 record by 16 hours, 34 minutes and 30 seconds. Joyon completed his journey in a time of 5 days, 2 hours, 56 minutes and 10 seconds.
Over the final stretch, Francis Joyon came very close to beating his own outright distance record over 24 hours (666.2 miles) and this enabled the Breton skipper to make important gains over the second half of the crossing, in spite of sailing some distance away from the Great Circle Route.
A video of Francis's arrival a Cape Lizard at the end of the record run.
Sunday, 16 June 2013
Francis Joyon approaches the end of his record attempt well ahead of reference time
A recent screenshot from Francis Joyon's tracker for the New York to Lizard record attempt.
The tracker is here:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/multimedia_cartographie.asp
The tracker is here:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/multimedia_cartographie.asp
Francis Joyon, on the cusp of setting new Trans Atlantic record New York to Lizard
From the following article on the IDEC website:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/actualite_article.asp?id=236
and the rough bing translate below:
FRANCIS JOYON ABOUT TO EXPLODE THE NORTH ATLANTIC RECORD
© JEAN-MARIE LIOT / DPPI / IDEC
Fully to Lizard!
"The magic of these big multihulls, is that you can just ask them; 25, 30 or 35 knots..." The sentence sounds in the mouth of Francis Joyon as a relentless banality. It hides a little more than 4 days of a titanic battle in the heart of a depression very hollow, aboard a multihull like a runaway horse. It does not explain the crazy bet to go on record on a considerably extended route from the path reference to Thomas Coville. And she tells especially not the voltage, the permanent danger, risk-taking incurred to push for so long without interruption, a trimaran to the maximum of its possibilities. Yet, it is well to this award, Francis Joyon, late during more than half of the course, returned today to height of the trace of his virtual opponent, he will exceed mercilessly and leave later in its wake. "I wasn't quite in the terms of my record of 24 hours" continues Francis, because that night, I slept 3 hours! It is true that I live since the departure of New York in a rarely affect voltage."
A significant gain on the current record.
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/actualite_article.asp?id=236
and the rough bing translate below:
FRANCIS JOYON ABOUT TO EXPLODE THE NORTH ATLANTIC RECORD
Saturday, June 15, 2013
With 650 miles covered the past 24 hours, Francis Joyon flirts with his own record of distance traveled in one day sailing and single-handed, 666 miles.This single statistic reveals the level of performance that carries out since his departure from New York last Wednesday the sailor of LoCmariaquer. On a southern road very far from ideal, great circle route, followed with happiness for 4 days in July 2008 by Thomas Coville, Francis Joyon took the huge challenge to navigate, not at speeds greater than 21 knots, average of the current record, but at over 25 knots. A bet that still holds today high hand the extraordinary Mr Joyon, who may consider an arrival at the Lizard tomorrow Sunday by mid-afternoon. In doing so, IDEC and Francis, with the unwavering support of Jean-Yves Bernot, will realize the unique and prodigious feat of holding all significant records in sailing and single-handed.
© JEAN-MARIE LIOT / DPPI / IDECFully to Lizard!
"The magic of these big multihulls, is that you can just ask them; 25, 30 or 35 knots..." The sentence sounds in the mouth of Francis Joyon as a relentless banality. It hides a little more than 4 days of a titanic battle in the heart of a depression very hollow, aboard a multihull like a runaway horse. It does not explain the crazy bet to go on record on a considerably extended route from the path reference to Thomas Coville. And she tells especially not the voltage, the permanent danger, risk-taking incurred to push for so long without interruption, a trimaran to the maximum of its possibilities. Yet, it is well to this award, Francis Joyon, late during more than half of the course, returned today to height of the trace of his virtual opponent, he will exceed mercilessly and leave later in its wake. "I wasn't quite in the terms of my record of 24 hours" continues Francis, because that night, I slept 3 hours! It is true that I live since the departure of New York in a rarely affect voltage."
A significant gain on the current record.
«Depression beyond me gently» continues Francis, refreshed by the incredible luxury of a NAP of 3 hours last night, where the speed of his trimaran IDEC has had to suffer the least. "The wind will refuse to approach the British Isles, i.e. turn from the back of the trimaran to the side. This will be worse for speed"said as apologizing Francis,"but this should enable us to finish tomorrow afternoon. " Remains to refine this prediction. Enriched computer projections of more recent data, see it pointing its bows under the Lizard tomorrow Sunday between 17 and 18 French time. The gain on the current record would be then between 12 and 13 hours! Point of major maneuvers in sight during the last 600 miles and a few to go. «Depression took just the right direction to spare me a new jibe.» Under mainsail and staysail, Francis must only send the Genoese as soon as the wind will turn on his left. Far from triumph while it addresses only the continental shelf and the signs before riders from the proximity of the coast are still very diffuse, Francis Joyon pushes its degree of vigilance, attention to wear of the boat, and more than ever in tune with the evolution of its big red on the Ridge trimaran waves.
Saturday, 15 June 2013
Francis Joyon closes in on new Trans Atlantic solo multihull record
From the following article submitted to Sail-World by Mer et Media
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Uncertainty-remains-in-Francis-Joyons-North-Atlantic-record-chase/109776
It was once more with a remarkably calm voice for a sailor at the helm of a 30-metre machine speeding along at between 25 and 30 knots that Francis Joyon confirmed his ETA at the finish, in other words that he is due to cross the legendary line marking the finish of the North Atlantic crossing off The Lizard at the southern tip of Cornwall on Sunday evening.
To beat the record set in July 2008 by Thomas Coville on the giant trimaran Sodebo, IDEC has to finish before 0400hrs UTC (0600hrs CET) on Monday morning. Without wishing to celebrate too soon, as with 1200 miles to go to the finish, there remains some uncertainty, Joyon seems more motivated than ever given the way the low-pressure area that he has been with since leaving New York, is moving, as it should enable him to succeed in this mammoth task. If he succeeds, he will become the record-holder of the only one of the four major solo sailing records missing from his current list of achievements.
read more here
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Uncertainty-remains-in-Francis-Joyons-North-Atlantic-record-chase/109776
It was once more with a remarkably calm voice for a sailor at the helm of a 30-metre machine speeding along at between 25 and 30 knots that Francis Joyon confirmed his ETA at the finish, in other words that he is due to cross the legendary line marking the finish of the North Atlantic crossing off The Lizard at the southern tip of Cornwall on Sunday evening.
To beat the record set in July 2008 by Thomas Coville on the giant trimaran Sodebo, IDEC has to finish before 0400hrs UTC (0600hrs CET) on Monday morning. Without wishing to celebrate too soon, as with 1200 miles to go to the finish, there remains some uncertainty, Joyon seems more motivated than ever given the way the low-pressure area that he has been with since leaving New York, is moving, as it should enable him to succeed in this mammoth task. If he succeeds, he will become the record-holder of the only one of the four major solo sailing records missing from his current list of achievements.
read more here
Friday, 14 June 2013
Francis Joyon, Trans Atlantic record attempt nears halfway mark
From the following Sail-World article submitted by Mer et Media:
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Francis-Joyon-to-reach-halfway-mark-to-The-Lizard-this-evening/109739
Francis Joyon, aboard his maxi-trimaran, IDEC, is on course to reach the halfway point of his journey between New York and The Lizard this evening. While at lunchtime today, based on the mathematics, he was some 100 miles off the pace set by the current record-holder, Thomas Coville, the skipper of IDEC said he was pleased with the first part of the crossing. He managed to get away from the coast of North America with all its traps and hurdles: fog, all sorts of obstacles, winds that were variable in strength and direction.
read more here
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Francis-Joyon-to-reach-halfway-mark-to-The-Lizard-this-evening/109739
Francis Joyon, aboard his maxi-trimaran, IDEC, is on course to reach the halfway point of his journey between New York and The Lizard this evening. While at lunchtime today, based on the mathematics, he was some 100 miles off the pace set by the current record-holder, Thomas Coville, the skipper of IDEC said he was pleased with the first part of the crossing. He managed to get away from the coast of North America with all its traps and hurdles: fog, all sorts of obstacles, winds that were variable in strength and direction.
read more here
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Francis Joyon, departs on Trans Atlantic record attempt
Francis Joyon has departed New York and is now racing against the record set by Thomas Coville on Sodebo.
Tracker is here:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/multimedia_cartographie.asp
Tracker is here:
http://www.trimaran-idec.com/multimedia_cartographie.asp
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