Geronimo crossed the line!
26 February 00:17
At 23:17:42 UTC, on wednesday 25th of February the Cap Gemini and Schneider Electric trimaran crossed the Jules Verne Trophy start line between the Créac’h lighthouse on Ushant and the Lizard Point in Cornwall.
Olivier de Kersauson and his crew must therefore re-cross the same line before 07:54:04 on 30 April to beat the time set by Orange in 2002 (of 64 days, 8 hours, 37 minutes and 40 seconds).
On board, her crew have sailed around the world in multihulls 18 times between them and seven of the eleven members were also part of last year’s memorable Jules Verne Trophy attempt. All have a great deal of experience of sailing together and with Geronimo.
Skipper : Olivier de Kersauson.
Watch Captains : Yves Pouillaude et Didier Ragot
Crew members : Pierre Corriveaud, Franck Ferey, Pascal Blouin, Xavier Douin, Antoine Deru, Armand Coursaudon, Philippe Laot, et Xavier Briault.
Fastest time to the Equator by the current record holder: Orange 7 days 22 hours
Fastest time to the Equator: Geronimo 6 days 11 hours
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