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Jouillon: and again the attack on the record

Randall G. Lucchesi

Today       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 Read more

Jouillon finished in Ho Chi Minh City

Randall G. Lucchesi

December 4, 2019       Jouillon finished in Ho Chi Minh City       A team of five people, led by 63-year-old skipper Francis Jouillon, completed the transition from Port Louis on the island of Mauritius to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran. The theoretical distance of 3932.4 miles (actually IDEC SPORT covered one and a half thousand miles more) the trimaran passed in 12 days, 20 hours, 37 minutes and 55 seconds. As you know, no one Read more

Jouillon set off again for a record

Randall G. Lucchesi

Today       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 Read more

Jouillon improved the record by almost a week!

Randall G. Lucchesi

November 8, 2019       Jouillon improved the record by almost a week!       This morning, the transition of 63-year-old French skipper Francis Gouillon on the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran from Port Louis in Brittany to another Port Louis, on the island of Mauritius, has completed. Jouillon covered the distance of 8800 nautical miles in 19 days, 18 hours, 14 minutes and 45 seconds, and this is a new world record. The previous achievement, set by him 10 years ago (26 days, 4 hours, Read more

How much will Jouillon improve the record?

Randall G. Lucchesi

Today       How much will Jouillon improve the record?       The 63-year-old French skipper Francis Gouillon is left with 800 nautical miles to improve his IDC SPORT max trimaran his own world record in the distance from the town of Port Louis in Brittany to another Port Louis, on the island of Mauritius. And now the question is one – the one that is put in the headline: How much will Jouillon improve the record? The 18th day of the race ends Read more

Jouillon saved a day

Randall G. Lucchesi

October 26, 2019       Jouillon saved a day       Yacht Russia continues to follow the record attempt of 63-year-old French skipper Francis Jouillon, who hopes to set a world record on his IDEC SPORT max trimaran at a distance of 8800 nautical miles – from the town of Port Louis in Brittany to another Port Louis, on the island of Mauritius. The seventh day of the race is ending, and it is worth noting that so far everything has been more than Read more

Why has Jouillon lost the edge?

Randall G. Lucchesi

Today       Why has Jouillon lost the edge?       For 10 days, the attempt of 63-year-old French skipper Francis Jouillon to improve his IDC SPORT world record at a distance of 8800 nautical miles, from the town of Port Louis in Brittany to another Port Louis, on the island of Mauritius, has been ongoing. Over the past day, IDEC SPORT covered 584.5 nautical miles with an average speed of 24.4 knots. Before that, he walked even faster for two days — more Read more

Jouillon departed from Port Louis to Port Louis

Randall G. Lucchesi

Yesterday       Jouillon departed from Port Louis to Port Louis       Last Saturday, the 63-year-old Francis Gouillon, on his IDEC SPORT max trimaran, took off in Port Louis, France (Brittany region). The goal of the famous skipper is another Port Louis, on the island of Mauritius. The distance to be covered is 8800 nautical miles. At this distance, official world records are recorded, and 10 years ago Zhuillon single-handedly walked this path in 26 days, 4 hours and 13 minutes. Now his Read more