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25 January 2017 / 09:40

The final 24 hours

As they begin their final full day at sea in this attempt to win the Jules Verne Trophy, IDEC SPORT is heading for Brest at the sort of speeds we have come to expect from her, sailing at full speed on a direct route. Sébastien Audigane said this morning that they were “climbing up […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:40

23 January 2017 / 21:41

Full speed ahead to Ushant

200 miles south of the Azores, IDEC SPORT is starting the final stretch of her round the world voyage in favourable winds, which they have managed to pick up, getting the timing just right ahead of a front associated with a low-pressure system. With the speedo firmly stuck at thirty knots, Francis Joyon, Bernard Stamm, […]

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19 February 2017 / 20:08

23 January 2017 / 09:56

Vendée 2017 vs. Jules Verne 1994

Email message from Robin Knox-Johnston to Titouan Lamazou and Loïck Peyron (January 20, 2016) regarding the outstanding evolution of boats these last decades. Robin Knox-Johnston: Do you realise that both Armel [Le Cléac’h] and Alex [Thomson] finished their circumnavigations faster by hours than Peter Blake and I did on Enza when we won the Jules […]

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Robin Knox Johnston

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23 January 2017 / 09:56

23 January 2017 / 09:51

Vendée Finish: analysis by Robin Knox-Johnston before Armel Le Cléac’h hit the finish line

Email message from Robin Knox-Johnston (January 17, 2017) regarding the strategy of Alex Thomson and Armel Le Cléac’h. “We have one of the most exciting finishes to an ocean race since Ariel and Taeping in 1866, or Mike Birch and Malinovsky in the first Route de Rhum in 1978. Alex’s VMG indicates he will win […]

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Armel Le Cléac'h

Robin Knox Johnston

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23 January 2017 / 09:52

22 January 2017 / 13:45

Back in the trade windsand they’re off again

Yesterday, IDEC SPORT managed to leave the Doldrums stretching out several hundred miles behind them. Taking a bold route, but which has paid off out to the west, Francis Joyon and his men, who were never entirely stopped have now overcome the final weather hurdle in their round the world voyage. Speeds are now […]

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22 January 2017 / 13:47

21 January 2017 / 15:45

Long live the trade winds

Slowed down for the past 36 hours around the Equator in a large area of calms associated with the Doldrums, the maxi-trimaran IDEC SPORT should start to feel the effect of a NE’ly wind in the next few hours. The trade winds are not far away and speeds should return to those we have come […]

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19 February 2017 / 20:11

20 January 2017 / 17:09

New Equator record for Idec Sport

At 1228hrs UTC on Friday 20th January 2017, the maxi-trimaran IDEC SPORT crossed the Equator. Francis Joyon, Sébastien Audigane, Clément Surtel, Gwénolé Gahinet, Alex Pella and Bernard Stamm achieved the best performance ever for the stretch between Ushant and the Equator after rounding the three capes (Good Hope, Leeuwin and the Horn) with a time […]

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20 January 2017 / 17:11

19 January 2017 / 17:05

Vendée Globe: a victory and a record for Le Cléac’h

On Thursday at 4:37 pm, Armel Le Cléac’h crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe in victory. The sailor from Brittany, on board the monohull Banque Populaire VIII, finished his solo circumnavigation without stops or assistance in 74 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes and 46 seconds. On top of this fine victory, secured after […]

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Armel Le Cléac'h

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Vendée Globe Challenge

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31 January 2017 / 11:29

19 January 2017 / 16:53

Final hours in the south Atlantic

The IDEC SPORT Maxi trimaran will soon be leaving the South Atlantic. Francis Joyon and his crew of five should be sailing into the Northern Hemisphere early this evening. This morning they are progressing at around 400 miles from the Equator keeping up speeds of around twenty knots as they head north. They should set […]

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19 February 2017 / 19:48

18 January 2017 / 09:51

The charm of the tropics

IDEC SPORT is less than 1000 miles from entering the Northern Hemisphere. At 17°S this morning, the big red and grey trimaran is climbing back up the Atlantic pushed along by the Brazilian trade winds, which are allowing Francis Joyon and his men to keep up an average of 25 knots as they continue in […]

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20 January 2017 / 09:48

17 January 2017 / 09:47

From peaceful calms to pleasant trade winds

After 24 hours in frustrating calms, which nevertheless afforded them the opportunity to recharge their batteries, sailing 800 miles off the coast of Brazil approaching the latitude of Rio de Janeiro, IDEC SPORT is now being pushed along by the trade winds. With less than 5000 miles to go to the finishing line off […]

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20 January 2017 / 12:21

16 January 2017 / 09:56

Blue skies, sunshine, mild temperatures… It was a quiet fifth Sunday for the crew of the IDEC SPORT Maxi Trimaran, which they used to get some rest and carry out a few odd jobs. It was slow sailing in an area of light winds off the South of Brazil, but Joyon’s men also needed to […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:44

14 January 2017 / 13:07

Getting a lift off Argentina

And they’re off again! While they had to wait a short while for the low-pressure system to leave Argentina, Francis Joyon and his men sailing to the NW of the Falklands have enjoyed a good morning. The wind has built from the starboard stern of the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran, which is back up to high speeds […]

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19 February 2017 / 19:49

13 January 2017 / 10:01

Taking a break in the Falklands

It may seem strange, but the crew of IDEC SPORT seemed to enjoy the passage yesterday evening through a patch of light winds NW of the Falklands. They were pleased to be able to take a breather after the full-on performance in the Southern Ocean and were able to carry out an inspection of […]

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29 January 2017 / 22:46

12 January 2017 / 09:41

Francis Joyon sets a new recod at Cape Horn

IDEC SPORT more than 4 days and 6 hours ahead of the record at the Horn. The IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran skippered by Francis Joyon crossed the longitude of Cape Horn, the last of the three major capes in the Jules Verne trophy at 0004 UTC on Thursday 12th January. After leaving Ushant on 16th […]

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