Attacking the crewed round-the-world record, the SVR-Lazartigue trimaran led by François Gabart turned around to reach Concarneau, the sailboat's press service announced in a press release on Sunday evening.
The SVR-Lazartigue trimaran led by François Gabart, which left during the night from Wednesday to Thursday to attack the crewed round-the-world record, has turned around to return to Concarneau, the sailboat's press service announced in a press release Sunday evening.
“In the last 24 hours, the Trimaran SVR-Lazartigue has been driving the counters crazy as it heads south at an average speed of nearly 37.2 knots with peak speeds of up to 50 knots! However, after analyzing the data 600 miles from the equator, the South Atlantic appears complicated and a technical problem on the gennaker confirms the choice (…) to turn around to reach Concarneau, the port of “attachment of the Trimaran SVR-Lazartigue, which it should reach around December 28”we can read in the press release.
“The Jules-Verne Trophy record campaign, unlike races, offers these opportunities to leave, return and choose the best possible window in optimal conditions”continues the press release. “François Gabart had the audacity last Thursday to take this window which remained uncertain, today we had to make the decision, and the tear on the gennaker accelerated it”.
SVR-Lazartigue, with François Gabart and his five crew members on board — Tom Laperche, Amélie Grassi, Antoine Gautier, Émilien Lavigne and Pascal Bidégorry — intends to leave at the beginning of January for a new attempt against the record held by Francis Joyon (Idec) since 2017 (40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds).
In mid-November, the blue maxi-trimaran had already set off for the first time, but finally gave up off the Azores after a collision with an OANI (unidentified object or animal), having damaged their starboard foil.
F1
France
