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en : Solo round the world record
Thomas Coville back to Brest after 59d 20h
Thomas Coville crossed the finish line on his solo round the world record attempt aboard a multihull today, off the Petit Minou light in Brest, Saturday 17th January at 10 hours, 41 minutes and 57 seconds UTC. -
en : Solo round the world record
Thomas Coville leaves Brest to beat Joyon’s record
The maxi-trimaran Sodeb’O crossed the start line of the solo round the world race against the clock in a multihull today, Tuesday 18th November, just minutes before 1400 hours GMT, that is at 13 hours 54 minutes and 14 seconds GMT precisely. There was 15 to 17 knots of N/NW’ly wind and the boat was making headway under one reef mainsail and (…) -
en : Solo North Atlantic record
Coville crosses the Atlantic in 5 days 19 hours
Setting out from New York 5 days earlier, the French sailor Thomas Coville, the skipper of the trimaran Sodeb’O, beat the legendary solo North Atlantic record under sail on Tuesday 15th July at 07 hours, 17 minutes and 20 seconds ; a record held since 2005 by Francis Joyon. -
en : Antarctica Cup
Fedor Konyukhov rounds Antartica in 102 days
Russian solo circumnavigator Fedor Konyukhov returned to Albany, Western Australia, a hero today, throwing down the gauntlet to yachtsmen around the world to break his 102 day record around the Antarctica Cup Racetrack. -
en : Trophée Alain Colas
Joyon 14 days faster than MacArthur around the World
Francis Joyon and his 30m long trimaran Idec 2 have crossed the finishing line of the round the world record on Saturday January 19th at 23h39’58’’ GMT after 57 days and 13 hours. The french solo sailor breaks Ellen MacArthur’s previews record by 14 days ! 36 yeas after Alain Colas, he is three time faster than the trimaran Manureva. -
en : Solo records
Fedor Konyukhov around Antarctica
After leaving Falmouth, UK on October 12 bound for Albany, Western Australia and the start of his record chasing attempt around Antarctica, Russian sailor Fedor Konyukhov has found the NE Trade winds and is heading south towards his next challenge – the Doldrums. -
en : Solo records
Coville wants to beat Joyon and MacArthur
“I love the ocean, both single-handed and in a multihull, and I love the liberty associated with it” explained Thomas Coville, one of today’s most eclectic and experienced skippers of his generation. During a press conference held in Paris this morning, SODEB’O announced the launch in 2007 of a new trimaran geared for record breaking. Designed (…) -
en : Aviva Challenge
Dee Caffari : "I’ve just rounded the Horn"
Dee Caffari took time to chat to Chilean Navy and Cruise Ship Captain as she rounded Cape Horn close enough to see the rock. 35 knots on the nose will welcome Dee to the Southern Ocean. Dee acutely aware of the hardships ahead and the change of strategy required in the Southern Ocean. -
en : MacArthur around the world
Ellen scores hat trick setting another solo fastest time to cape Leeuwin
Ellen MacArthur last night set another new solo time from Ushant [the start of her solo attempt] to Cape Leeuwin on the south-west tip of Australia but today it is back to business as usual : "I’m pretty pleased to have got passed the Cape that’s for sure...you know you’ve ticked another box but until you tick the final box, it counts for (…) -
en : Yacht Design
Nigel Irens : "This is a boat that has been waiting to be built for a long time"
The new 75-foot "solo" trimaran is being designed by French based, British naval architect Nigel Irens in conjunction with the Offshore Challenges technical team. Much of the recent experience gained in offshore racing multihulls in Europe has been through the existance of the 60 foot ORMA fleet. Nigel Irens has been closely involved with the (…)
