Jules Verne Trophy
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Jules Verne Record
A SLOW 24 HOURS 24 hours 24 hours best distance covered records , ONLY 300 MILES IN LAST 24HRS, BUT CREW SLOW BOAT TO WORK ON REPAIRING STARBOARD DAGGERBOARD through the night... It was discovered late yesterday that the daggerboard had been damaged in the collision - it probably saved the rudder in fact, as the broken piece of daggerboard (...)
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Jules Verne Record
KINGFISHER2 crossed the longitude 018 28’E at 09:18:59GMT today - the first of three Capes she must keep to port as she crosses the Southern Ocean. Cape Horn is 10,000 miles to the east with Cape Leeuwin (tip of SW Australian) in between. The Cape of Good Hope to Cape Leeuwin record Record #sailingrecord is held by Olivier de (...)
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Jules Verne Record
KINGFISHER2 SCORES BEST 24 HOUR RUN - a blistering 567 miles in the past 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours best distance covered records . "At last, we’re off...thermals, 30 knots of wind and we’re hooning!"
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Jules Verne Record
HEAVEN OR HELL, IT’S HARD TO TELL: The contrast couldn’t be greater, one minute shorts and t-shirts, sunshine and gentle but frustrating progress - the next, water hosing across the deck, violent motion in to an opposing sea, oilskins on, storm clouds and a sense of foreboding as the Southern Ocean approaches - but at least a (...)
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Jules Verne Record
LIGHT AIRS CONTINUE AS KINGFISHER2 TRIES TO CROSS THE ’RIDGE’ as the blocking high pressure bubbles continue to hold back the giant catamaran. On the same day both Orange and Geronimo had slow days (305nm, 277nm). The Southern Ocean is not so far away, but right now, a little too (...)
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Jules Verne Record
The crew of KINGFISHER2 are stuck with practically no breeze, and sweltering heat - the water temperature is now at 30 degrees. There is nothing Ellen or the crew can do except take advantage of any breeze or squall that comes their way. KINGFISHER2 may have had to deal with a periods of very light winds but the fact remains that this area (...)
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Jules Verne Record
KINGFISHER2 FINALLY CROSSED THE EQUATOR AT 0121 and 51 seconds, after a painful and slow final 50 miles in virtually no wind at all. Her time of 7 days, 18 hours, 33 minutes, 2 seconds from the start to the Equator was just ahead of Orange’s time set last year by 3 hours, 26 minutes, 58 seconds, but 1 day, 7 hours, 6 minutes and 41 (...)
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Jules Verne Record
The final miles to the Equator are proving to be painstaking - KINGFISHER2 is making slow progress in a breeze just averaging 3 knots in the last hour. Temperatures on board are high - frustrated by the lack of wind and the 29 degree water temperature. At this speed Speed #speedsailing it will take Ellen and her crew another 15 hours (...)
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Jules Verne Record
KINGFISHER2 has just under 350 miles to go to the Equator and is sailing fast (Ellen confirmed 25 knots in latest audio conference at 1500GMT) at 27 degrees west which is where they want to be to cross the Equator.
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Jules Verne Record
As KINGFISHER2 continues to fly south averaging 23.65 knots in the last hour (top speed Speed #speedsailing of 31 knots) the next crucial tactical decision for Ellen and Meeno Schrader (weather router) will be the best place to cross the Equator giving KINGFISHER2 a good corridor to cross the notorious Doldrums as quickly as (...)
L’idée d’un tour du monde à la voile en moins de 80 jours date de 1985. Yves Le Cornec et d’autres marins rêvaient de ce que réalisera le premier l’équipage de Bruno Peyron en 1993.
History
Date |
Skipper |
Boat |
Time |
Average Speed
Speed
#speedsailing
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6 january 2012 |
Loïck Peyron (Fra) |
Banque Populaire V (trimaran 40m) |
45 days 13 hours 42 minutes 53 seconds |
26,51 knots |
20 march 2010 |
Franck Cammas (Fra) |
Groupama 3 (trimaran 30,50m) |
48 days 7 hours 44 minutes 52 seconds |
18,76 knots |
16 march 2005 |
Bruno Peyron (Fra) |
Orange 2 (catamaran 36m) |
50 days 16 hours et 20 minutes 04 seconds |
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29 april 2004 |
Olivier de Kersauson |
Geronimo (trimaran 32m) |
63 days, 13 hours, 59 minutes 46 seconds |
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5 april 2004 |
Steve Fossett (USA) |
Cheyenne, ex-PlayStation (catamaran 38m) |
58 days 9 hours 32 minutes 45 seconds |
non official |
5 may 2002 |
Bruno Peyron (Fra) |
Orange (catamaran 33 m) |
64 days 8 hours 37 minutes 24 seconds |
13,98 knots |
19 may 1997 |
Olivier de Kersauson (Fra) |
Sport-Elec (trimaran de 27,4 m) |
71 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes 8 seconds |
12.66 knots |
1er april 1994 |
Peter Blake (NZL) |
Enza (catamaran de 27 m) |
74 days, 22 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds |
12 knots |
20 april 1993 |
Bruno Peyron (Fra) |
Commodore Explorer (catamaran 26 m) |
79 days, 6 hours, 15 minutes 56 seconds |
11.35 knots |