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Francis Joyon loses his Ultim after 20 years of partnership with Idec Sport

Announced in the evening of April 7, 2023 by our colleagues of France Bleu, the news made some noise. Idec Sport is ending its sponsorship with Francis Joyon after 20 years of collaboration. More details.

End of partnership between Idec Sport and Francis Joyon

This Easter weekend, the world of ocean racing shook again. After 20 years of partnership, Idec Sport has decided to end its collaboration with Francis Joyon , 66 years old. If the skipper was aware of this since February 2023, the news was announced by France Bleu on April 7. The multihull skipper will lose his Ultim from June 2023, to the benefit of Alexia Barrier as he told AFP. The young woman, who is currently renting the MOD70 Mana, ex-Spindrift, has a project for a 100% female Jules Verne Trophy .

The desire to set up a new project

Francis Joyon is nevertheless determined to continue sailing in Ultim , and why not to break a Jules Verne Trophy record once again. According to our colleagues, the skipper has approached Spindrift, but Yann Guichard's boat is not for sale for the moment. The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild , Ultim aboard which Charles Caudrelier won the Route du Rhum 2022 will also be put up for sale; the team is having a new one built, but not immediately. Francis Joyon finds himself at a dead end for the moment, without a giant trimaran to rent in 2023. He will also have to find a new sponsor to build a new project.

A career of records and achievements

Started in 2003, the sponsorship with Idec Sport had led Francis Joyon to break many records, rather than participating in races: Single-handed round-the-world record , North Atlantic crossing record , 24-hour distance record , Route de la Découverte... He is also the holder of the Jules Verne Trophy , established in 2017 in 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds on his red and white trimaran . In 2018, he beat François Gabart in the Route du Rhum after an amazing finish, setting a new record of 7 days 14 hours 21 minutes and 47 seconds at the age of 62! Francis Joyon will complete his program with Idec with a tour of Europe initiated by The Arch.

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Yesterday evening saw the French sailor Francis Joyon break the new 24 hour speed record aboard his 29-metre impressive trimaran yacht IDEC reaching an average speed of 27,83 knots (awaiting ratification from the World Speed Sailing Record Council) . 668 nautical miles. 1237 kilometres. That is the new 24 hour distance record for the sailing yacht IDEC skippered by a solo sailor.

Francis Joyon's 29m trimaran yacht IDEC Photo credit: JEAN-MARIE LIOT / DPPI/IDEC

Francis Joyon set off from la Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany last Friday to head for the Azores to look for ideal conditions to tackle the record set by Thomas Coville, who sailed 628.5 nautical miles in 2008 on his second attempt at the round the world record, still held by Francis.

“I had to look for the ideal conditions, which I only managed to find before in the Indian Ocean with steady, strong winds, preferably ahead of a front, in order to benefit from relatively calm seas… So I headed off around 800 miles west of Cape Finisterre, on the edge of the Azores high. I set off with a south-westerly wind, but from the start I had to deal with a swell coming in the other direction from the north.

I gave it my all and after a certain length of time, the swell eased off and the wind strengthened to 32 knots. It was extremely risky. The boat was constantly on the edge. I wasn’t at the helm. I stayed there for 24 hours standing in the cockpit with the mainsail sheet in one hand and the solent sheet in the other. When the boat dug into a wave, I eased off one or the other. But I often had to ease them both off at the same time. There was no rest. I just swallowed down a few cereal bars to feed myself.”

Francis Joyon - a skipper of IDEC superyacht Photo Credit: FRANCOIS VAN MALLEGHEM / DPPI / IDEC

These words from Joyon himself sum up the scenario and how he achieved this special record. With peak speeds of 34 knots, the sailor from Locmariaquer has added another item to his long list of successful records. In 2004 he previously held the record aboard his former trimaran yacht IDEC.

He took the reference time to 613.5 miles (average speed of 25.56 knots) during his successful round the world record attempt in 2007. Thomas Coville then grabbed the record from him in the following year covering 619 miles at an average speed of 25.80 knots near the Kerguelens. The very same Thomas Coville aboard his 32-metre trimaran yacht then beat his own record, sailing 628.5 miles at 26.2 knots in December 2008.

“I would have been happy to beat this record by just a few miles”, added Francis. “But almost 40 miles! I’m over the moon. I’m particularly pleased as I haven’t sailed that much since capsizing last year during my transatlantic record attempt. IDEC underwent a lot of decent work in the yard during the winter. But the mast is the same one that broke in half, when she capsized. As for the sails, they are the original ones, which have already clocked up 90,000 miles. Going beyond the numbers, I was able to enjoy a truly magical moment. Being able to sail such a machine and get the full potential out of her is extraordinary. That’s what I kept telling myself, as I zoomed by cargo ships sending the spray flying.”

Francis Joyon aboard his 29m sailing yacht IDEC Photo credit: DON EMMERT / AFP PHOTO / DPPI

Extract from Francis Joyon’s list of achievements:

2010: – 2nd in the Route du Rhum – La Banque Postale

2009: – Record between France and Mauritius with a time of 26 days 4 hours 13 minutes and 29 seconds (initial reference time) – Winner of the Round Belle-Ile Race

2008: – Columbus Route record with a time of 9 days 20 hours 35 minutes and 3 seconds (record still holds) – Outright solo round the world record with a time of 57 days 13 hours 34 minutes and 6 seconds (record still holds)

2007: – English Channel record with a time of 6 hours, 23 minutes and 36 seconds (record still holds)

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Francis Joyon’s IDEC Sport maxi-trimaran is in Hong Kong ahead the start of a fully crewed attempt at the record for the Tea Route between Hong Kong and London at the end of this week.

After her recent record attempt and new reference time set between Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Hong Kong, the crew of the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran took advantage of the festive season to get some well-deserved rest.

After arriving back in Hong Kong late last week, the crew headed for Shenzhen, where the boat is currently taking part in promotional operations organised by the IDEC Group. The maxi-trimaran will be heading for Hong Kong on Thursday morning to go on stand-by for her attempt at the Tea Route record between Hong Kong and London, the fourth and final Act of the IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR, which may well start late this week.

After a tour of the boat and a presentation of the IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR, Patrice Lafargue, CEO of the IDEC Group, presented to 150 professionals the reasons why the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran was present in China, the connection with the international development of the IDEC GROUP and the projects currently being developed in several business parks around the country.

Start of the Tea Route record late this week

The fourth and final Act of the IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR, the Tea Route record between Hong Kong and London is the most important in terms of racing and is due to start late this week. The crew of IDEC SPORT includes her skipper Francis Joyon and four crewmen, Bertrand Delesne, Christophe Houdet, Corentin Joyon and Antoine Blouet, who will set sail from Hong Kong where the boat will be moored off the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.

Ahead of them a long voyage of 15,000 miles (around 28,000 km) starting with a crossing of the China Sea, a passage through the Sunda Strait, a crossing of the Indian Ocean, the rounding of the Cape of Good Hope and the climb back up the South and North Atlantic, before they enter the English Channel and sail up the Thames to finish under the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge in London.

36 days, 2 hours and 37 minutes – that is the time they will be aiming to beat in this Tea Route record has been held since 23rd February 2018 by the Multi70, Maserati skippered by the Italian, Giovanni Soldini with a time of 36 days, 2 hours and 37 minutes, sailing at an average speed of 17.4 knots.

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Francis Joyon sets new Hong Kong-London record on IDEC Sport

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French skipper Francis Joyon added yet another world sailing record to his collection this morning

IDEC Sport sailed under the QE2 bridge at 0737 GMT to set a new Hong Kong to London record of 31 days, 23 hours, 36 minutes and 46 seconds, shaving more than 4 days off Giovanni Soldini’s record, which was set on Maserati in 2018.

Joyon and his crew of Bertrand Delesne, Christophe Houdet, Antoine Blouet and Corentin Joyon sailed a total distance of more than 15,873 miles for an average speed of 20.7 knots.

IDEC Sport ’s arrival was made all the more impressive as it came after a tricky overnight passage through the English Channel, navigated without the benefit of radar or AIS due to depleted batteries.

IDEC Sport skipper Francis Joyon faces the media in London after breaking the Tea Route record

Speaking to Yachting World at Butler’s Wharf, Joyon admitted that the last leg of the journey was the hardest: “We feel well now, but we had three very difficult nights before arriving in London and then we had to tack all the way into the Thames, so it was very tiring and there was not one minute of rest last night. We had no autopilot, no computer, nothing was working on board.”

The 31.5m trimaran IDEC Sport moored at Butler’s Wharf

“About five miles from the finish, there was a cargo ship alongside us and there was no space to tack, so we had to gybe and during the gybe there was maybe 20cm between us. The cargo ship did not stop, it was very, very dangerous.”

Another challenge that the IDEC Sport crew faced was a broken halyard, which required a crew member to climb the 33.5m mast to repair. The crew worked a 3-hour watch system and used a modified exercise bike to power the winches.

In keeping with the traditions of the clipper route, Joyon brought back a souvenir of his Asian tour: “There was a producer in Vietnam who gave us some tea, so if you want some we will sell it at a very good price!”

The Jules Verne Trophy holder was characteristically tight-lipped about his future sailing plans, adding: “We have no immediate projects with the boat. I just want to rest and have some time with my family.”

Published on December 4th, 2019 | by Editor

Francis Joyon arrives in Vietnam

Published on December 4th, 2019 by Editor -->

(December 4, 2019) – Francis Joyon and his crew on the 31.5m IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran completed Act 2 of the IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR, establishing a reference time for the 3975nm route between Mauritius and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

After setting a new solo record time for the Mauritius Route last month , the holder of the Jules Verne Trophy and winner of the last Route du Rhum arrived in Vietnam this morning after 12 days, 20 hours, 37 minutes and 56 seconds at sea.

Francis Joyon left Mauritius on November 21 accompanied by Christophe Houdet, Bertrand Delesne, Antoine Blouet, and his son Corentin to set a new reference time on a highly unusual route for modern ocean racers taking them from Mauritius to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saïgon) across the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea.

Due to weather systems, the team sailed 5400 miles experiencing high speeds, periods of flat calm conditions, the long swell of the southern latitude, the nasty choppy seas in the enclosed China and Java Seas, a maritime desert and busy shipping routes, the freezing cold of the Antarctic and the unbearable heat of Indonesia.

It was certainly a big adventure as expected by the five sailors, who were hypnotized by the marvels and unusual sights of the seascapes of the Far East.

The key idea in this 27,000-mile long Asian Tour was to look after the boat and equipment, as they sailed far from any accessible pit stop. They therefore attempted to favor downwind sailing as much as possible, preferring speed over the shortest route. The 3000 miles separating Mauritius from the south of Sumatra turned into 4200 miles of sailing with the wind on the beam in the NE’ly trade winds in the Indian Ocean.

Averaging almost 23 knots out on the water, they achieved several remarkable days of almost 750 miles in 24 hours without seeing the boat suffer and enjoying the experience of the Southern Ocean. Francis Joyon reached Indonesia on the eighth day of racing.

But the powerful head currents along the coast of Sumatra, associated with the total absence of wind, caused the maxi trimaran to plunge into an abyss of extremely slow speeds.

“We fought hard for three days to avoid drifting backwards,” explained Francis. With a mixture of curiosity, fascination and the permanent need to watch out for unexpected squalls, fishing boats, islands and fishing huts on stilts in the middle of the sea, the crew of IDEC SPORT had to use all their physical resources to make any headway and get away from this wind hole.

“The oppressive heat really surprised us as it suddenly arrived without any warning,” said Bertrand Delesne, the boat captain of IDEC SPORT. “It was impossible to sleep, as inside the boat it was like an oven. We tried in turns to grab a few minutes rest lying on the nets.”

Sailing upwind and carrying out manoeuvre after manoeuvre and changing sails with each change in the light airs around the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the men on IDEC SPORT were astounded by the experience and managed to get away from the Karimata Strait sailing close to the coast of Borneo. The result was they only covered 550 miles in three days.

It was as they approached the Natuna Islands to the NW of Borneo, that the Indonesia mist was replaced by more familiar skies for Joyon and his men, with squally showers and wind. Once again, this all happened very suddenly with the wind getting up to almost thirty knots. More than ever, the watchword aboard the boat was vigilance with the need to look after the equipment.

“IDEC SPORT was launched in 2006,” stressed Bertrand Delesne, “and we hate to see her suffer.” It was a bumpy road ahead for the magnificent trimaran over the final 500 miles in the China Sea. “Waves in excess of 12 feet heading straight for us made the boat leap up and down in every direction,” added Francis. “It was impossible to sleep inside. We bounced up nine inches or so as we lay in our bunks.”

Wisely, Francis swung the boat around to tackle the waves and wind on the beam in order to look after his faithful boat. There remained the final stretch in the Indonesian Peninsula. Once again, the tired crew faced light airs and were forced to deal with all the surprises in these busy waters where there is very little order.

Francis wisely decided to wait until they sun started to rise before pointing the bows of his giant trimaran in between the junks and sampans towards Vung Tau, the large trading port to the south of Ho Chi Minh City.

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IDEC SPORT Specifications Architects: VPLP team (Van Péteghem-Lauriot Prévost) Previous names: Groupama 3, Banque Populaire VII Length: 31.50 m Beam: 22.50 m Displacement: 18,000 kg Draught: 5.70 m Mast height: 33.50 m Structure: carbon-Nomex Upwind sail surface: 411 m2 Downwind sail surface: 678 m2 Initial launch date: June 2006

IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR Act 1: Port Louis, Lorient – Port Louis, Mauritius (8800 nm) – 19:18:14:45 Act 2: Mauritius – Ho Chi Minh (3975 nm) Act 3: Ho Chi Minh – Hong Kong (920 nm) Act 4: Clipper Route between Hong Kong and London (13,000 nm).

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