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Rekordversuch von Francis Joyon mit Trimaran IDEC
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19.01.2008
300 miles and counting....
There was no easing off during the night for IDEC and Francis Joyon, as they continued to zoom across the Bay of Biscay towards the end of their extraordinary round the world voyage. With peak speeds in excess of 24 knots in winds that reindex strong (25 knots), the large red trimaran is making the most of the low-pressure pattern to the north of the Azores. On the starboard tack, which is Francis’s favourite, in order to relieve his tired multihull, whose mast is now refusing to pivot onto the other tack, IDEC is making headway in terms of latitude towards the tip of Brittany.
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However, as the wind comes around further and further to the west, Francis is going to have to choose today between the direct route with the wind from astern, a slower point of sail for a multihull, or tacking away to give IDEC a better angle to the wind to enter the Brest Inlet... Like an athlete with cramp, IDEC is not finding it easy to go through the manoeuvres. Francis will lose some time in the operation, but is still however expected off the "Petit Minou" light at around three in the morning after 57 days of sailing....
A warm welcome from the people of Brest...
With the ETA confirmation for the line being crossed now set for early on Sunday morning (3 a.m.), it will be at around nine that Francis Joyon will make his way into Brest roads.
He will moor his giant IDEC at the Recouvrance Pontoon, quai Malbert in the commercial harbour at 10h30 local time.
A podium to welcome the general public has been erected quai Malbert to hear his first words and the reactions of the new single-handed round the world record-holder at around 11h30.
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