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Crossing the North Atlantic in 1959

November 13th, 2019

Multihull Magazine reports on the recent 60th Anniversary of the first West-to-East Crossing of the North Atlantic in a catamaran:

November 8th, 2019

(November 8, 2019; Day 21) – Frances Joyon, the skipper of the 31.5m IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran shattered the 8800nm Mauritius

November 6th, 2019

(November 6, 2019; Day 19) – The gybe carried out yesterday evening on the 31.5m IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran by

November 4th, 2019

(November 4, 2019; Day 17) – As Francis Joyon and the 31.5m IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran seek to improve on

November 3rd, 2019

(November 3, 2019; Day 16) – Francis Joyon and the 31.5m IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran crossed the longitude of the

November 1st, 2019

(November 1, 2019; Day 14) – While the figures from the past 48 hours look excellent with 716 miles clocked

October 30th, 2019

(October 30, 2019; Day 12) – There’s no changing Francis. The skipper of the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran is at the

October 28th, 2019

(October 28, 2019; Day 10) – Francis Joyon is sailing day after day clocking up more than 600 miles averaging

October 26th, 2019

(October 26, 2019; Day 8) – For the last week, Francis Joyon has been tackling the Mauritius Route record between

October 25th, 2019

(October 25, 2019; Day 7) – Often unfortunate when passing through the Doldrums, such as when the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone