Yachts from A to Z!
This morning the famous French skipper Francis Joyon along with the crew and four people went on the Maxi trimaran IDEC Sport from Hong Kong to London: their goal is to set a new world record on the classic route of the Tea race. Distance – 15 thousand nautical miles (about 28 thousand kilometers). 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. Read more
Last night, Moscow time, 63-year-old skipper Francis Joyon and four members of his crew, coming on the Maxi trimaran IDEC SPORT from Ho Chi Minh city (Vietnam), headed for Shenzhen (China). 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 – Read more
The famous French skipper Francis Guiana can not sit still. Most recently, on 8 November, it set a world record, going Maxi-trimaran IDEC SPORT from Port-Louis in Brittany to the other Port Louis, Mauritius. And now again went on a long journey. 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), Read more
On the morning of last Saturday, 63-year-old Francis Joyon on his Maxi trimaran IDEC SPORT took the start in the French Port-Louis (Brittany region). The purpose of the famous skipper – another Port-Louis, Mauritius. The distance to be overcome is the 8800 nautical miles. At this distance, recorded the official world record, and 10 years ago, Guion single-handedly took that road for 26 days, 4 hours and 13 minutes. Now his goal is to improve their achievement. To do this Read more