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In spite of clocking up hundreds of thousands of miles during his exceptional career around the world\u2019s oceans and after taking part six times in the Route du Rhum \u2013 Destination Guadeloupe, Francis Joyon remains modest. Yesterday, he moored his boat up at the large multihull pontoon reserved for the Ultime class in Saint-Malo.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He remains modest seeing the incredible line-up of 123 skippers and the thousands of fans of the sea and ocean racing, who have been attracted here by this transatlantic dream. But also because he understands how hard the task is going to be crossing another ocean alone at the helm of his IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran. Always the perfectionist and never willing to delegate work to others apart from his tiny group of assistants, Francis cannot resist getting involved in the thousands of little technical and logistical details, which, once the starting gun has been fired on 4th November, will be vital for him and the outcome. The stand-by period leading up to the start looks like being very busy in terms of work and meetings.<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t stop him from getting personally involved<\/strong>
\n\u201cNo. It\u2019s not something you get used to<\/em>.\u201d The man, who has held all the major records and has lost count of the number of Atlantic crossings he has sailed in and out of races, arrived in Saint-Malo showing the same passion, desire and doubts as 28 years ago, when aboard his jig-saw puzzle of a catamaran pieced together with odds and ends, he grabbed his first experience of the Rhum. \u201cI think I take my job too seriously<\/em>,\u201d he smiled. \u201cI can\u2019t resist getting involved in all the little details. With each of my Rhums, I try to do better, working harder on my preparation than on the previous one.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The same passion <\/strong>
\n\u201cI still have the same<\/em> passion. That\u2019s why I keep lining up in races. The Route du Rhum \u2013 Destination Guadeloupe is full of mystery and unknowns. That means I can\u2019t wait to get going and there\u2019s nothing I can do about that. That shows how passionate I am about this work. No one knows what will happen, when we\u2019re out there alone aboard our boats as we see land disappear behind us. I just can\u2019t wait for that excitement and I never grow tired of it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Curious about the others\u2026<\/strong>
\nFrancis Joyon never changes. He is not calculating, but is curious about the others. \u201cI always enjoy meeting people and chatting to enthusiasts. I\u2019m going to try to look after myself this week and ease into being alone<\/em>, but I enjoy the atmosphere in Saint Malo, as it is an opportunity to meet others and that is always interesting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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