Recall that the record of 36 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes and 2 seconds – 2018 belongs to Giovanni Soldini and Maxi trimaran Maserati Multi 70. To improve the achievement of the Italians, the French must cross the finish line, passing under the bridge of Queen Elizabeth II on the Thames, not later than 11 hours, 36 minutes and 58 seconds on Saturday 23 February.

Francis Guiana 63 years. He is the winner of many prestigious races, and that he 2017 belongs to the Jules Verne Trophy.

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      Jouillon: and again the attack on the record
      This morning, the famous French skipper Francis Jouillon, along with a crew and four people, went on an IDEC Sport maxi-trimaran from Hong Kong to London: their goal is to set a new world record on the classic Tea Race route. The distance is 15 thousand nautical miles (approximately 28 thousand kilometers).

Recall that the record – 36 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes and 2 seconds – from 2018 belongs to Giovanni Soldini and maxi-trimaran Maserati Multi 70. To improve the achievement of the Italians, the French must cross the finish line, passing under the Queen Elizabeth II bridge on the Thames , no later than 11 hours 36 minutes and 58 seconds on Saturday, February 23.

Francis Jouillon is 63 years old. He is the winner of many prestigious races, and he has been the owner of the Jules Verne Trophy since 2017.

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      Zhuillon again hit the road
      Last night, Moscow time, the 63-year-old skipper Francis Zhuillon and four members of his crew, leaving the IDEC SPORT max trimaran from Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), headed for Shenzhen (China).

The third stage of Zhuillon’s record tour is very short – only 870 nautical miles. It is planned that IDEC SPORT will cover this distance in three (maximum – four) days, depending on wind conditions. It is worth noting that on the path of the trimaran there are many islands and fishing boats.

Recall that the first stage – 8800 miles from the town of Port Louis in France to another Port Louis on the island of Mauritius – IDEC SPORT overcame in 19 days, 18 hours, 14 minutes and 45 seconds. The second stage – from Mauritius to Ho Chi Minh City (3975 miles) – was completed in 12 days, 20 hours, 37 minutes and 56 seconds. As for the fourth stage, it will be 13,000 miles of the classic Tea Race from Hong Kong to London.

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The third stage of the tour record of Guayana quite short – only 870 miles. It is planned that the IDEC SPORT will overcome this distance for three (the maximum for four) days – depending on wind conditions. It should be noted that the path of the tri – many Islands and fishing boats.

Recall that the first stage – 8800 miles from Port-Louis in France to another Port Louis in Mauritius – IDEC SPORT overcame 19 days, 18 hours, 14 minutes and 45 seconds. The second stage – from Mauritius to Ho Chi Minh city (3975 miles) was traversed in 12 days, 20 hours, 37 minutes and 56 seconds. As for the fourth stage, it will be 13000 miles classic Tea race from Hong Kong to London.

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      Guichard once again sets off for Jules Verne's Trophy!
      The upcoming night, the 40-meter Spindrift 2 maxi trimaran led by skipper Yann Guichard will take off from the famous Créac'h lighthouse on the island of Wessan (this is the westernmost point of the French metropolis) – and go on a world race of 21,600 nautical miles.

The goal of Guichard and his crew of 12 is to win the Jules Verne Trophy. Recall that since 2017, the record of the round-the-world race belongs to Francis Jouillon and his team, who overcame the distance in 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds on the IDEC SPORT maxi catamaran.

The 45-year-old Guichard has repeatedly tried to take possession of the Trophy. We talked about each of these attempts at one time, but in recent months we have significantly more readers, so we will repeat the main thing.

In 2016, Spindrift 2 stopped the race when only 2,600 miles were left before the finish – because of the massive anticyclone that would have to be circumvented.

A new attempt was originally scheduled for November 2017. But meteorologists constantly postponed the start, which in the end was given only on January 6, 2018. However, at the very beginning of the journey, the mast fell at the trimaran.

The next attempt was unsuccessful on February 1 of this year, when Spindrift 2 damaged the right-hand drive, 1,200 nautical miles from Cape Luvin in the Southern Ocean. It is worth noting that all 16 days that the trimaran was on the road, he was significantly ahead of the record schedule of the skipper Zhuillon.

And now – a new attempt. I want to believe that luck, finally, Guicharu will smile.

Recall that the 40-meter trimaran was designed by the French design company VPLP in 2006 and was originally called the Banque Populaire V. In 2012, a team led by Loika Peyron set the world round-the-world record on it – 45 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes and 53 seconds.

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      Jouillon set off again for a record
      The famous French skipper Francis Gouillon does not sit still. More recently, on November 8, he set a world record by going on the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran from Port Louis in Brittany to another Port Louis, on the island of Mauritius. And now he again set off on a long journey.

This time, the target of Zhuillon is Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest city, to which 4000 miles. Trimaran will have to leave Mauritius (it happened today at 8 hours 49 minutes 59 seconds Moscow time), cross the Indian Ocean, go through the Sound of the Sounds between the Java and Sumatra islands, then cross the South China Sea and enter the Mekong Delta.

If the previous journey Zhuillon made a solo, but now he is helped by a crew of 4 people. “I am glad that my team will be with me on this adventure. We will go through places where at every step you can encounter a fishing boat or a tree trunk, so we will follow the ocean at ten eyes, ”says the skipper.

According to plans, IDEC SPORT will finish in Ho Chi Minh City in 16-16 and a half days. Then there is the transition Ho Chi Minh City – Hong Kong – 920 miles. And finally, Zhuillon and Co. will try to improve the world record in the classic tea race distance – 13,000 miles from Hong Kong to London.

Follow IDEC SPORT's promotion at –

https://trimaran-idec.geovoile.com/portlouis_hochiminh/2019/tracker/?lg=en

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This time the purpose of Guiana – Ho Chi Minh city, the largest city of Vietnam, which is 4000 miles. The trimaran will, after leaving Mauritius (it happened today, in 8 hours 49 minutes 59 seconds Moscow time), to cross the Indian ocean, pass Soundskin Strait between the Islands of Java and Sumatra, then cross the South China sea and to go to the Mekong Delta.

If the previous journey Guion made a solo, now he helps the crew of 4 people. “I’m glad that in this adventure with me will be my team. We will pass places, where every step you can encounter with a fishing boat or a tree trunk, so to monitor the ocean will be in ten eyes,” says the skipper.

According to the plans of IDEC SPORT will finish in Ho Chi Minh city 16 – 16-a-half days. You will then transfer Ho Chi Minh – Hong Kong – 920 miles. Finally, Gwion and To try to improve the world record for the classic distance races of tea – 13,000 miles from Hong Kong to London.

Follow progress IDEC SPORT at –

https://trimaran-idec.geovoile.com/portlouis_hochiminh/2019/tracker/?lg=en

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      And again about the rotors
      The Finnish technology company Norsepower, which designs and installs Fletner rotors on ships, has confirmed more than 8 percent fuel savings from testing its products aboard Maersk Pelican Maersk Tankers.

Rotary sails are a modern version of Flettner's rotors, rotating cylinders that use the Magnus effect to help propel the ship and increase fuel economy using wind power.

In August 2018, two 30-meter rotors were installed on board the Maersk Pelican, which travels in a variety of conditions in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

According to Norsepower, during the annual tests from September 2018 to September 2019, the total amount of fuel saved was 8.2%, which is equivalent to a reduction in emissions of about 1,400 tons of CO2.

These data, obtained during the study, were analyzed and confirmed by the Lloyd's Register of the Ship Performance Group.

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Rotary sails are a modern version of the Flettner rotors, rotating cylinders that use the Magnus effect to using wind power to help the movement of the ship and increase fuel economy.

In August 2018 aboard Maersk Pelican,which comes in a variety of settings in Europe, the middle East, Asia and Australia was equipped with two 30-meter rotor.

According Norsepower during a one-year test from September 2018 to September 2019 the total amount of saved fuel was 8.2%, which is equivalent to reducing emissions by approximately 1,400 tons of CO2.

The data obtained in the study were analyzed and confirmed by the group the Lloyd’s Register’s Ship Performance Group.

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      Sail again in the Universiade program
      The 30th Summer Universiade started in Italy in the city of Naples, the site www.parusniy-sport.org reports. After a break of 8 years, sailing was again included by the organizers of the competition in the program.

The host country determines which 2 sports, in addition to the mandatory ones, to include in the competition program, and Italy has chosen sailing, among others. This time Italian colleagues decided to define the format of sailing competitions in the form of races with a transfer of crews on keel yachts RS21 – a relatively young class of yachts for a crew of 4 people. For gender equality, it is determined that the crews must be mixed and consist of two boys and two girls.

From one country to one to two crews are allowed, the issue of admission of the second crew is determined by the availability of free lots and the order queue. Only full-time university students are allowed to compete. For Russia, the lot was given only for one crew.

Our country in these competitions is represented by the crew of Dmitry Tretyakov, consisting of Dmitry Tretyakov (skipper), Ivan Volchkov, Marina Taran and Daria Fedyanin. This crew was selected according to the results of student qualifying competitions held on J / 70 yachts in the city of Sochi in March of this year, where he confidently defeated 6 other student crews. The guys have a large number of starts on keel yachts of this class at competitions of different levels up to the levels of the World and European Championships. In particular, Dmitry Tretyakov, as a helmsman, most recently took 32nd place out of 134 participants in the European Championship in the class J / 70. A lot of success with other crew members. The guys are generally charged and determined to win.

In Naples, they will have to fight against quite strong rivals – teams of Spain, Italy, Singapore, Japan, Germany, Australia, Austria, France, China, Korea, Switzerland, Finland. Competitions will be held in a tense situation: 16 teams are divided into two groups, within which there will be a series of transplants of 8 races. The duration of each race is assumed to be on average 15 minutes. On the last day, 8 teams will be determined by points, and the final arrangement among them will be determined by the results of one final race.

The first start is scheduled for Monday, July 8, the race will continue for 5 days until July 12. We wish our guys success and cheer for them!

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