Jules Verne Trophy, Spindrift in the lead in the Screaming Fifty
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Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard’s 40-meter maxi trimaran Spindrift 2 rounded Cape of Good Hope after 12 days at sea (He had set out from Ouessant last Nov. 22 to challenge for the Jules Verne Trophy, which is awarded to the person who completes the round-the-world crew trip in the least amount of time). Launched at a speed of 30 knots (so far the average is insane, 27.64 knots) in the 50 Screamers range, the Swiss maintain a virtual 170-mile lead over Loick Peyron’s position, who with Banque Populaire V in 2012 crewed around the world in just 45 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes and 53 seconds. A pulse-pounding challenge: now we will see how the Helvetians decide to deal with the Indian.
WATCH SPINDRIFT SAILING IN THE 50 SCREAMING
WHAT ABOUT JOYON? READY TO STRIKE
Remember that also competing for the Jules Verne, far from being out of the running, is the team captained by Francis Joyon. The crew at the mercy of the man who holds the solo round-the-world record, aboard Idec Sport (30-meter maxi trimaran) lags 369 miles behind Peyron’s virtual position. A trifle compared to how far there is still to go (about 16 thousand miles). Never more than this year is Peyron’s record in danger of collapsing…
TWO DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHIES
Spindrift relies on a much larger boat and a larger crew: the members are Thierry Duprey du Vorsent, Thomas Rouxel, Sébastien Audigane, Antoine Carraz, Sébastien Marsset, Xavier Revil, François Morvan, Yann Riou, Dona Bertarelli, Yann Guichard, Jacques Guichard, Christophe Espagnon, Erwan Israël, and Loïc Le Mignon.
Idec Sport is smaller and relies on a real “commando” of big names in ocean sailing: Francis Joyon, Bernard Stamm (who has already won the Jules Verne aboard Bruno Peyron’s Orange II in 2005), Gwénolé Gahinet (won the Mini Transat and is the son of the late Gilles, Tabarly’s black beast and winner of two Solitaire du Figarò), Alex Pella (The Race, second in the Mini, first among the Class 40s at Route du Rhum), Clement Surtel (Franck-Yves Escoffier’s grandson, sailed on IDEC Sport when it belonged to Franck Cammas and was called Groupama and on Orange), Boris Herrmann (two round-the-world races, three times past Cape Horn, winner in 2009 of the GOR), Roland Jourdain (as a substitute: think he’s a real hero of the Vendée, Figaro and Route du Rhum, won everywhere) and, as ground support, Marcel Van Triest (five world laps behind him). Who will prevail? It is still early to make predictions….
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