Marie Mahé, Media365, published on Saturday November 30, 2024 at 12:40 p.m.
This Saturday morning, in the quest for the Jules Verne Trophy, François Gabart crossed the starting line off the coast of Ouessant (Finistère).
Kick-off of François Gabart's new challenge. This Saturday morning, at 7:51:38 a.m., in the Finistère department, the Frenchman crossed the starting line, off the coast of Ouessant, with the aim of winning the Jules Verne Trophy. The navigator took his place aboard his maxi-trimaran SVR-Lazartigue. As he left, Gabart said “See you at the beginning of January!” In comments reported by theAFPthe navigator also notably confided that he had the objective “to fly the Trimaran SVR-Lazartigue from the start to the end of this world tour”. The Frenchman's main objective is to set the record for this sailing race, which takes place with a crew and non-stop. The current record is still held by Francis Joyon (Idec). In 2017, the latter increased it to 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds.
Coville set off this Friday evening
On this subject, Gabart, now 41 years old, confided, still according toAFP : “We have a window which is not simple but records are made to be attempted. There is something to try. It will be an upwind start in a strong wind and especially very heavy seas. Once these conditions are met muscular crossings, it goes very well until the equator, or even further.” It was this Friday around 2:00 p.m. that François Gabart's maxi-trimaran left its home port of Concarneau, after entering stand-by which dated from Monday, November 18. Gabart already holds the solo round-the-world record. A record set in 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds. To try to win the Jules Verne Trophy, the skipper has enlisted the services of Tom Laperche, Amélie Grassi, Antoine Gautier, Émilien Lavigne and Pascal Bidégorry. In this same quest, Thomas Coville, aboard the maxi-trimaran Sodebo, set off with his crew this Friday evening, at 9:03:46 p.m.
