The aim of the skipper of IDEC Sport and four members of his crew (including son Francis of Korantina of Guyana) – set a new record passing distance, which in 2018 belongs to Italian, Goivanni Soldini and Maxi trimaran Maserati Multi 70, – 36 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes and 2 seconds (average speed of 17.4 knots).

We will remind that in the autumn of last year, Guion – the road to Hong Kong – has set three consecutive world record from Port-Louis in France to the town of the same name on the island of Mauritius (solo, 8800 nautical miles), from Mauritius to Ho Chi Minh city (with the crew, 3975 miles) and Ho Chi Minh city – Hong Kong (with the crew 870 miles).

The exact date and hour of the start of the IDEC Sport from Hong Kong yet to be announced. But we know that the start should take place at the end of this week.

Finish the Tea race in London, under the bridge of Queen Elizabeth II on the Thames.

Today

      Francis Gouillon: fourth consecutive start!
      On Thursday morning, the countdown to the start of the IDEC Sport maxi-trimaran, led by the famous French skipper Francis Jouillon, along the classic Tea Race route from Hong Kong to London, will begin. The distance is 15 thousand nautical miles (approximately 28 thousand kilometers).

The goal of the IDEC Sport skipper and four members of his crew (including the son of Francis – Corenten Jouillon) – to set a new record for passing the distance, which since 2018 belongs to the Italian Dozhvanni Soldini and maxi-trimaran Maserati Multi 70, – 36 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes and 2 seconds (average speed – 17.4 knots).

Recall that last fall, Zhuillon – on the road to Hong Kong – set one after the other three world records: from Port Louis in France to a city of the same name on the island of Mauritius (solo, 8800 nautical miles), from Mauritius to Ho Chi Minh City ( with a crew, 3975 miles) and Ho Chi Minh City – Hong Kong (with a crew, 870 miles).

The exact date and time of the start of IDEC Sport from Hong Kong has not yet been announced. But it is known that the start should take place at the end of this week.

The finish of the Tea Race is in London, under the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge on the Thames.

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At the start of the SSL-2019 does come out a whole constellation of famous yachtsmen of the present day. They represent 20 countries, including this time – in contrast to the two previous years, no Russian. Agree, that’s sad.

Here is the complete list of crews:

Room Skipper Шкотовый1

1 Paul Cayard Phil Trinter USA USA

2 Iain Percy GBR Anders Ekström SWE

3 Freddy Lööf SWE Brian Fatih USA

4 Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL Bruno Prada BRA

5 Tonci Stipanovic CRO CRO Bilic Tudor

6 Henrique Haddad BRA Henry Boening BRA

7 Taylor Canfield USA Arnis Baltins USA

8 Ian Williams GBR GBR Steve Mitchell

9 Jeemin Ha KOR Mark Strube USA

10 Lorenzo Chiavarini GBR Kilian Weise GER

11 Mark Holowesko BAH Christoph Burger SUI

12 Oskari Muhonen FIN Vitalii Kushnir UKR

13 Eric Doyle USA Payson Infelise USA

14 Torvar Mirsky AUS Robert O’leary IRL

15 Xavier Rohart FRA Pierre-Alexis Ponsot FRA

16 Ricardo Fabini Arg URU Federico Calegari

17 Chuny Bermudez ESP Miguel Fernandez Vasco ESP

18 Bernardo Freitas POR Samuel Gonçalves BRA

19 Flavio Favini ITA Sergio Lambertenghi ITA

20 Hamish Pepper NZL Pedro Trouche BRA

21 Diego Negri ITA Frithjof Kleen GER

22 Eivind Melleby NOR Josh Revkin USA

23 George Szabo USA ITA Edoardo Natucci

About favourites to talk pointless: to win, according to observers, will receive a minimum of 10 crews – or even more!

October 31, 2019

      Brest Atlantiques: start on Sunday!
      Three days later, in Brest (France), the Brest Atlantiques, the new Ultim class maxi trimarans super race, will start. Distance – 14,000 nautical miles.

Four trimarans will take part in the race under the guidance of famous skippers – MACIF (Francois Gabard), Actual Leader (Yves le Bleve), Maxi Edmond de Rothschild (Frank Kamma) and Sodebo Ultim 3 (Tom Coville).

The start, as you already know, will be given on Sunday afternoon in Brest. Further – across the Atlantic to the coast of Brazil. There, the trimarans will have to go around the Kagarras Islands (five kilometers from Rio) and head for South Africa, and after reaching it, bypass Robben Island (12 kilometers from Cape Town) – then turn back to Brest.

Each crew consists of three people, and one of them is a reporter, who must regularly post news and photographs to the Network. He has no right to control the trimaran.

There is no doubt that Brest Atlantiques will be an exciting race that millions of sail lovers will follow (including you and me). Anyway – an amazing November awaits us.

Judge for yourself. Transatlantic race Transat Jacques Vabre is in full swing. At the max trimaran IDEC SPORT rushes to the island of Mauritius the famous Francis Jouillon – in the hope of improving his own world record. Very soon participants of the Mini-Transat race will go to their second stage – including Irina Gracheva and Fedor Druzhinin. And then there's Brest Atlantiques.

In general, cheer!

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October 31, 2019

      Brest Atlantiques: start delayed!
      Well, as soon as we told the readers that Brest Atlantiques, the new Ultim class maxi trimarans super race, would start on Sunday in Brest, the start … was postponed!

The thing is that a great storm is approaching Brest. “On Sunday, waves in the Bay of Biscay will exceed eight meters,” race director Jacques Caraes told reporters. “There is no point in risking trimarans in such conditions.”

Start Brest Atlantiques decided to postpone for several days. The exact date is not yet known, but it will absolutely happen next week.

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The race will take 4 tri under the leadership of the famous skippers – MACIF (françois Gabaret), Actual Leader (Yves Le Blevio), Maxi Edmond de Rothschild (Frank Kamma) and Sodebo Ultim 3 (Volume Kovil).

Start, as you already know, will be given Sunday afternoon in Brest. Further – across the Atlantic to the coast of Brazil. There trimarans have to walk around the Islands Cagarras (five kilometers from Rio) and take a course on South Africa, and get to it, around Robben island (12 km from Cape town) – then to turn back to Brest.

Each crew consists of three people, one of them a reporter who needs to regularly publish the news and photos. To manage the trimaran he has no right.

There is no doubt that Brest Atlantiques will be an exciting race, which will follow the millions of fans sails (including you and me). Anyway – an amazing November we are waiting for you.

Judge for yourself. In the midst of the transatlantic Transat Jacques Vabre. On the Maxi trimaran IDEC SPORT rushes to the island of Mauritius is famous for Francis Joyon – in the hope of improving his own world record. Will soon go to its second stage, the participants of the race Mini-Transat – among them Irina Gracheva and Fyodor Druzhinin. And then there’s the Brest Atlantiques.

In General, let’s support!

For the first time this race, which is often called “coffee”, was held in 1993. Just like two years ago, finishing the Transat Jacques Vabre-2019 in Salvador, capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia. Race double-handed, i.e., on each boat – for two people.

To participate at this time, the court will be three classes – class 40 (27 boats), Multi50 (3) and IMOCA60 (29). Special attention may be confined to a third of them, because there was a General view, the struggle is most intense, and the winner will fight a large group of stars in the world of sail. Including armel Le Cle, Alex Thomson, Boris Hermann, Jeremy Bau, Charlie Enright, Sebastian Simon, and many others.

Official website of the race –

https://www.transatjacquesvabre.org

Yesterday

      Mini-Transat: a start has been made

The Mini-Transat 2019 transatlantic sailing race of single-sailor yachts successfully started on Saturday, October 5, in French La Rochelle. All 87 participants (65 in the division of serial yachts and 22 in the “proto”) safely reached the distance of the first, 1350-mile stage to the Canary Islands. In two days, approximately half the way to Cape Finister