Francis Joyon

Francis Joyon is a navigator French born in May 1956 with Hanches (Eure-et-Loir).

It becomes in 2004 holder of the record of the round the world tour as a recluse in 72 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes and 22 seconds, 20 day old leaf the preceding record. It barred the Trimaran of 27,4 meters Idec and carries out an average of 15,5 nodes.

Ellen MacArthur beats in the night from February 7th to 8th 2005 this record of 1 day, 8 hours, 1 minute and 37 seconds is 16,2 nodes (30 km/h) of average on 50.560 km.

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The July 6th 2005, Idec , skippé by Francis Joyon, passes the finishing line between Cape Lizard and Ushant 6j 4:1 min and 37s after the departure of the Phare of Ambrose to broad of New York. The Breton one thus beats the record of the crossing of the Atlantic of Laurent Bourgnon, 11 years an old record. During the crossing, it also beats the record of the longest distance on 24:00 as a recluse by traversing 543 miles nautical at the time of the day of the July 3rd 2005. The July 7th Idec (old Sport Élec of Olivier de Kersauson, under autopilot and aerofoil résuite at the time of the convoying return towards its base was failed on the rocks of the point of Penmarc' H, Francis Joyon, exhausted by its record slept at this time there and did not feel the failure of the autopilot. It was the end of this maximum Trimaran haloed success.

Always sponsored by group IDEC, it makes build in 2006 new a Trimaran of 29,70m, on plans Nigel Irens, built at Marsaudon Composites with Lorient. The goal is to beat several records as a recluse, of which that of the round the world tour.

Prize list

2005 Record of the crossing of the Atlantic as a recluse (New York - Cape Lizard): 6 days, 4 hours, 1 minute and 37 seconds.
2005 Record 24 hour old as a recluse: 542,7 miles traversed
2004 Record as a recluse on the Road of discovered the between Cadiz and San Salvador in 11 J 3:17 min 20s
2004 Record of the round the world tour as a recluse in 72j 22:54 min 22s
2001 Victorious of the 76ème Fastnet on Eure-et-Loir
2001 Record of the turn of the island of Wight in 3:10 min 11s
2000 Victorious of the Transatlantic race Europe 1 Newman Star on Eure-et-Loir (Record of the race in 9j 23:21 min)
1998 6th of the Road of Rum
1998 2 of the Road of the Headlights
1997 4th of the Deckchair Jacques Vabre
1997 2nd of the Grand Prix of the Port of Fécamp
1997 4th in the Race of Europe
1996 5th of Championship ORMA
1996 2nd of the Deckchair Quebec-Saint-Malo
1995 3rd of Open UAP on Banque Populaire
1995 2nd of the Deckchair Jacques Vabre
1993 3rd of Open UAP
1993 3rd of the Road of the Coffee
1991 5th of Open UAP on BPO
1990 10th of the Road of Rum on BPO
1988 3rd of the Road of discovered the on JB Express

External bond

the site of the trimaran '' Idec ''

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