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Jules Verne Trophy - Sailing in sight of each other in Pacific

by Spindrift Racing on 16 Dec 2015
Travelling companions in the Pacific Ocean - 2015 Jules Verne Trophy Yann Riou / Spindrift racing
2015 Jules Verne Trophy - At daybreak on the deck of Spindrift 2, the crew spotted, in the distance, the silhouette of the trimaran Idec Sport.

After travelling half the way around the world since leaving Ushant on November 22, racing nearly 30,000km across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the two trimarans on a quest for the Jules Verne Trophy, found themselves side by side, past New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean.

The unlikely scenario only adds more spice to the already extraordinary adventure of a crewed round-the-world record attempt. To a virtual competition against the record time set by Banque Populaire V, Spindrift 2’s crew have added close-quarter sailing since the antipodes. For the route to Cape Horn, the southern option was not selected. Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard’s team are currently riding along a depression, to the north.

Day 24 – 15h30 GMT

- 309.3 nm behind the current record holder Banque Populaire V
- Distance covered from the start: 15,792 nm
- Average speed over 24 hours: 27.4 knots
- Distance over 24 hours: 658 nm
RS Sailing 2021 - FOOTERSelden 2020 - FOOTERMaritimo 2023 M600 FOOTER

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