The sailing world is at full tilt this weekend. Not only is the 8th edition of the Vendée Globe starting while Francis Joyon with his Idec Sport crew wait to begin their Jules Verne Trophy attempt, Thomas Coville is also ready to set off at the helm of his multihull Sodebo. The sailor from Brittany is hoping to leave on Sunday for his attempt to beat the solo round-the-world record.
In Code Amber since Thursday, the Sodebo Ultim’ crew went into Code Green, on Saturday, for its attempt to beat the solo round-the-world record. This means a potential departure in the next 24 hours, in other words, on Sunday 6 November. Thomas plans to leave the Château de Brest port tomorrow morning at around 8 a.m.
As far as weather and routing go for the first part of the course until the Equator, a very fine departure is expected, with a practically straight-line route that will allow reaching the Equator in a little over 5 days. The next stage in the South Atlantic also offers the possibility of passing the Cape of Good Hope in good time.
Let’s remember that the solo round-the-world sailing record has been held, since 2008, by Francis Joyon (57 days, 13 hours and 34 minutes).
Source : www.sodebo.com
