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48 HOURS, THE JOYON WAY
IDEC SPORT is passing the Azores at 33 knots in heavy seas. The big gennaker only came down when the…
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HEAVY WEATHER AHEAD
After a tack back during the night, which lasted just over five hours, Francis Joyon and his men are now…
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72 HOURS UNDER PRESSURE
Francis Joyon and his men are preparing for the final battle. IDEC SPORT will be facing three stormy days and three…
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FRANCIS JOYON: “IT’S GOING TO BE FAIRLY VIOLENT”
Right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Francis Joyon and his men are giving it their all for this…
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PEAK SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 40 KNOTS FOR IDEC SPORT
The last twelve hours have been very fast for Francis Joyon’s men with the dials regularly indicating speeds of 40…
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THE GAP WIDENS AGAIN
After getting back to 460 miles of their virtual rival, the maxi trimaran Banque Populaire V, which has held the…
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IDEC SPORT CONTINUES TO PUSH HARD
As we have said over the past few days, the Jules Verne Trophy record is not going to be beaten…
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BACK IN THE NORTH-EASTERLY TRADE WINDS
After a short transition phase in the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, as Francis Joyon forecast, the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran found…
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HEADING FOR A RAPID RETURN IN THE ATLANTIC
With four days and a few hours to go to the record time for the Trophée Jules Verne, and with…
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IDEC SPORT NARROWS THE GAP
30 knots or nothing. That is the affectionate nickname Francis Joyon and his five men gave to the IDEC SPORT…
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