Sea, Sail & Surf news

From offshore to inshore: all the news abouts sea sports from 2000

Jules Verne Trophy

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
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
29 april 2004 Olivier de Kersauson Geronimo (trimaran 32m) 63 days, 13 hours, 59 minutes 46 seconds
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