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Zhuillon again hit the road

Randall G. Lucchesi

Yesterday       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 Read more

Zhuillon and not seen this

Randall G. Lucchesi

November 30, 2019       Zhuillon and not seen this       The record attempt by the famous French skipper Francis Gouillon and four crew members is about to set the IDEC SPORT max trimaran a world record in the distance from the town of Port Louis on the island of Mauritius to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. To the finish in the largest Vietnamese city, the IDEC SPORT team left (at 12.00 Moscow time on Saturday) 806 nautical miles. In the first Read more

Zhuillon ahead of his own schedule

Randall G. Lucchesi

October 23, 2019       Zhuillon ahead of his own schedule       The record-breaking attempt by the famous French skipper, 63-year-old Francis Jouillon, continues to set a world record at his distance max 8800 nautical miles on his IDEC SPORT max trimaran – from the town of Port Louis in Brittany to another Port Louis, on the island of Mauritius. Recall that at this distance official world records are recorded, and 10 years ago the same Zhuillon single-handedly walked this path in 26 Read more