July 8th, 2013
The World Sailing Speed Record Council has ratified the Singlehanded Transatlantic Record set by Francis Joyon (FRA) sailing the 118-foot trimaran IDEC. Joyon completed the 2880 mile route on June 11-16, 2013 in 5 days 2 hours 56 minutes and 10 seconds (avg speed of 23.41 knots). This eclipsed the previous record by Thomas Coville
June 18th, 2013
By Elaine Bunting, Yachting World Bravo Francis Joyon. With a scorching display of boatspeed and human endurance, France’s enigmatic rocket
June 16th, 2013
(June 16, 2013) – Sailing the 29.7m maxi-trimaran IDEC, Francis Joyon has smashed the west to east solo transatlantic record,
June 13th, 2013
(June 13, 2013; Day 3) – Francis Joyon nears the midpoint in his attempt to set a new west to
June 12th, 2013
(June 12, 2013) – Francis Joyon left New York on Tuesday (June 11) to begin his attempt to smash the
June 2nd, 2013
Five-time Olympic medallist Ben Ainslie set a new record during the Round the Island Race, a 50-mile race around the
May 30th, 2013
Last runs for the Hydroptère on San Francisco Bay before heading back to San Pedro, CA. Hydroptère successfully made the
May 14th, 2013
French multihull sailor Francis Joyon and the 97-foot IDEC trimaran will be based at Dennis Conner’s North Cove harbor in
May 8th, 2013
A Scottish teacher has become the first deaf person to sail single-handed around the world past all five capes. Gerry
May 1st, 2013
The World Sailing Speed Record Council announced the establishment of a new around the world singlehanded record in the 40-foot
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