Sailing

Fabrice Thomazeau12 February 2020
1,505
IDEC SPORT GETTING BACK ON TRACK
“With the South Atlantic like that, we would never have smashed the Jules Verne Trophy record.” That was how Francis…
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Fabrice Thomazeau11 February 2020
1,212
36 MILES BEHIND, BUT IDEC SPORT HAS ACCELERATED
Francis Joyon and the crew of IDEC SPORT have finally left the Doldrums after increasing their deficit this morning to…
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Fabrice Thomazeau10 February 2020
1,314
IDEC SPORT IN THE DOLDRUMS
23 days after setting sail from Hong-Kong on her attempt at the Tea Route record, the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran…
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Fabrice Thomazeau9 February 2020
1,195
IDEC SPORT AT THE EQUATOR – THE RACE IS BACK ON
Francis Joyon and the crew of IDEC SPORT crossed the Equator this morning (Sunday) at around 1000hrs UTC after some…
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Fabrice Thomazeau7 February 2020
1,095
THE TOUGH FACE OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
Each day comes with its particular difficulty. After twenty days of sailing and having clocked up more than 11,000 miles…
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Fabrice Thomazeau6 February 2020
1,052
IDEC SPORT PASSES ST. HELENA
As they announced yesterday, Francis Joyon and his crew passed close to St. Helena and were able to catch sight…
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Fabrice Thomazeau5 February 2020
1,146
HEADING WEST
Francis has come to a decision. Between an option on the short route close to the coast of Africa, which…
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Fabrice Thomazeau3 February 2020
1,451
TACKLING ST. HELENA
The Indian Ocean is behind them and now they face St. Helena. Francis Joyon and his crew of four were…
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Fabrice Thomazeau2 February 2020
1,115
FRANCIS JOYON HAS ROUNDED THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Crossing the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope today at 1:30 hrs UTC, Francis Joyon and his crew of…
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Fabrice Thomazeau1 February 2020
908
SLOW PROGRESS TOWARDS THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
The IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran skippered by Francis Joyon and his crew attempting to break the Tea Route record between Hong…
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