It was 9 p.m. last night when, during a gybe maneuver to round Terceira Island in the Azores, the head of the mainsail on the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran tore. It should be noted that this same mainsail had already torn in the middle during a similar maneuver yesterday morning, forcing Alexia and her crew […]

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Alexia Barrier

Trophée Jules Verne 2024/2025

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23 January 2026 / 11:01

23 January 2026 / 10:54

(FR) Sodebo Ultim 3 doit faire face à la tempête Ingrid avant de boucler la boucle…

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Trophée Jules Verne 2024/2025

Thomas Coville

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23 January 2026 / 14:53

19 January 2026 / 10:12

(FR) Sodebo Ultim 3 passe l’équateur et entre dans le dernier sprint pour tenter de battre le record du Trophée Jules Verne !

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Trophée Jules Verne 2024/2025

Thomas Coville

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19 January 2026 / 10:12

15 January 2026 / 19:27

The Famous Project CIC at the equator

The eight sailors of The Famous Project CIC have been sailing since last nite at 20 hours and 53 minutes standing upwards. They crossed the equator on their 48th day at sea and are now sailing in the northern hemisphere. Ahead of them lie the last 3 000 miles of their incredible journey, a full […]

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Alexia Barrier

Trophée Jules Verne 2024/2025

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18 January 2026 / 19:32

15 January 2026 / 19:15

(FR) Après un mois sur sa tentative de Trophée Jules Verne, Sodebo Ultim 3 garde une longueur d’avance

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Trophée Jules Verne 2024/2025

Thomas Coville

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18 January 2026 / 19:36

12 January 2026 / 11:11

(FR) Sodebo Ultim 3 franchit le cap Horn en avance sur le détenteur du Trophée Jules Verne et s’offre le record du Pacifique

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Trophée Jules Verne 2024/2025

Thomas Coville

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12 January 2026 / 11:11

6 January 2026 / 19:36

A Horn for the history books

It was 14.14 UTC on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, when The Famous Project-CIC’s IDEC SPORT Maxi Trimaran, led by her highly international crew composed of Alexia (Barrier), Dee (Caffari), Annemieke (Bes), Rebecca (Gmür Hornell), Deborah (Blair), Molly (LaPointe), Támara (Echegoyen), and Stacey (Jackson), rounded Cape Horn. It was a historic moment in the long and […]

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Alexia Barrier

Trophée Jules Verne 2024/2025

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18 January 2026 / 19:47

2 January 2026 / 19:57

Successful “knitting”!

Sailors, who, as everyone knows, love to use colorful expressions, often use the term “knitting” to describe the delicate tack changes necessary to round or negotiate a rapid change in weather systems ahead of their boats. Last night, the women of The Famous Projects CIC successfully navigated around the north side of an active low-pressure […]

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Alexia Barrier

Trophée Jules Verne 2024/2025

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18 January 2026 / 19:59

26 December 2025 / 19:26

(FR) Sodebo Ultim 3 signe un nouveau temps de référence au cap de Bonne Espérance !

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Trophée Jules Verne 2024/2025

Thomas Coville

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28 December 2025 / 19:31

24 December 2025 / 19:32

The Famous Project CIC at Cape Leeuwin

At the time when Australians open their Christmas presents, due to the time difference, the sailors of the all-female The Famous Project CIC crossed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin at the southwestern tip of the Australian continent at 1:19 p.m. (French time). Alexia (Barrier), Dee (Caffari), Annemieke (Bes), Rebecca (Gmür Hornell), Deborah (Blair), Molly (LaPointe), […]

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Alexia Barrier

Trophée Jules Verne 2024/2025

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28 December 2025 / 19:37