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Francis Joyon (born 28 May 1956) is a French professional sailboat racer and yachtsman. Joyon and his crew currently hold the Jules Verne Trophy for circumnavigation, on IDEC SPORT (40 days 23 hours 30 minutes 30 seconds), nearly five days less than the previous reference time.[1] He held the record for the fastest single-handed sailing circumnavigation from 2008 to 2016.
Although previously well known as an offshore sailor, Joyon's real leap to international prominence came in February 2004 when the Breton became the fastest world solo yachtsman, setting a time of 72 days 22 hours and 54 minutes and 22 seconds, over 20 days faster than the previous record for a circumnavigation.
During the record run he sailed more than 28,000 nautical miles (51,900 km) at an average speed of 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) on the 27 metres (89 ft) IDEC. IDEC, formerly known as Sport Elec, had previously taken 71 days to win the Jules Verne Trophy. Joyon took only an extra day on his own with a boat not designed for single-handed sailing, original (over 10 year old) sails and no weather router.
On 6 July 2005 Francis Joyon and IDEC crossed the finishing line between Lizard Point and Ushant 6 days 4 hours 1 minute and 37 seconds after the start at Ambrose Light off New York, breaking the 11-year-old record of Laurent Bourgnon for the single-handed crossing of the Atlantic Ocean with a sailing boat. During the same voyage he also broke the 24-hour distance record for single-handed sailing by sailing 543 nautical miles (1,006 km) in one day on the 3 July 2005. Joyon's record voyage ended badly on 7 July while he was sailing back to his home port after completion of the transatlantic run. Joyon, who refused help to sail the boat home from the finish line and was still single-handed, was sailing across the English Channel. At a critical moment an exhausted Joyon fell asleep and the boat continued on autopilot. IDEC ran aground at the Pointe de Penmarc'h on the Breton coast. The €4 million trimaran was wrecked; Joyon escaped without injury.
On 9 May 2006 Joyon announced that he was building a new muilti-hull to be called IDEC 2. His new boat is designed for solo sailing unlike the original IDEC, which was originally designed for crewed sailing. Design was by Nigel Irens & Bernard Cabaret. IDEC 2 weighs 11 tons, compared to his previous boat which weighed 16 tons, and has 10% more sail area. The new boat was seen as capable of taking 3 days off the existing record under the same weather conditions.
On 23 November 2007 Joyon set off in IDEC 2 in an attempt to beat Ellen MacArthur's world record for a single handed circumnavigation. He achieved this on 20 January 2008 in 57 days, 13 hours 34 minutes and 6 seconds,[2] in a voyage that is regarded as one of the most impressive sailing feats in recent history and in a time nearly two weeks less than the previous record.
FrancisJoyon (born 28 May 1956) is a French professional sailboat racer and yachtsman. Joyon and his crew currently hold the Jules Verne Trophy for circumnavigation...
the French insurance company Groupama. She is currently skippered by FrançisJoyon. Groupama 3 was designed by VPLP and built by Multiplast in Vannes,...
circumnavigation of the globe, a feat which gained her international renown. FrancisJoyon, the Frenchman who had held the record before MacArthur, was able to...
steamboat) in 80 days. The current holder is IDEC Sport skippered by FrancisJoyon in 40 days 23 hours 30 minutes 30 seconds. The Jules Verne Trophy's...
the Spray (1898). The current record holders are IDEC 3, skippered by FrancisJoyon in 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds for a crewed journey...
trophy record in 2016-2017, the trimaran Idec sport in the hands of FrancisJoyon and his crew of Clément Surtel, Alex Pella, Bernard Stamm, Gwénolé Gahinet...
vessel, the trimaran IDEC 3. The record was established by six sailors: FrancisJoyon, Alex Pella, Clément Surtel, Gwénolé Gahinet, Sébastien Audigane and...
Ultim, finishing on December 25, 2016. The previous record was set by FrancisJoyon on January 20, 2008. The 51-year-old Frenchman circled the planet alone...
trimaran skippered by FrancisJoyon and sponsored by groupe IDEC. She is currently named Qingdao China. The main goal of FrancisJoyon was to regain the single-handed...
MacArthur as the fastest female singlehanded circumnavigator, in 2008, FrancisJoyon eclipsed the record in a trimaran with a time of 57 days, 13 hours,...
previous record. In 2015 he was part of an international crew skippered by FrancisJoyon for an attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy. Though completing the circumnavigation...
start their attempt to break the 2017 Jules Verne Trophy record of FrancisJoyon. They used the occasion to promote the 30 by 30 campaign aiming to protect...
violinist (died 2018) 26 February – Michel Houellebecq, novelist 28 May – FrancisJoyon, yachtsman 4 July – Éric Neuhoff, novelist and journalist 28 October...
11 hours 10 minutes and 23 seconds (28.35 knots, 15 hours less than FrancisJoyon's previous record). 2016 : around the world sailing record single-handed...
PUMA Ocean Racing for the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 Rope supplier for FrancisJoyon with his world record in single-handed non-stop circumnavigation Development...
Vabre. Retrieved 2017-11-16. "Cérémonie de remise du Trophée Jules à FrancisJoyon et l'équipage de IDEC SPORT". Musée national de la Marine. Retrieved...
Ainslie, helm/skipper 2001 3 h 08 m 60 ft trimaran Dexia Eure et Loire FrancisJoyon, skipper Rodney Pattison, navigator 1986 3 h 05 m 60 ft trimaran Paragon...
have been decisive for the final victory in the 2018 race during which FrancisJoyon passing closer to the tip of Vieux-Fort managed to double François Gabart...
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