Trophee Jules Verne 2024 is go!

[John_Silver]

Follow on the tracker.

Crewed, fully foiling, Ultim trimarans, round the world. Sodebo skippered by Thomas Coville. SVR Lazartigue by Francois Gabart. Gitana and Charles Caudrelier sitting this one out. After this summer's dismasting. With the next generation Gitana in build. No Banque Pop / Armel Le Cleac’h either. Not sure why.

Wonder how long it will take them to reel in the Vendee Globe IMOCA's?

 

[John_Silver]

Smooth ride, at 30 knots, aboard Ultim tri Sodebo. Compared to the footage from the Vendee Globe IMOCA skippers

 

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Sodebo, in lighter conditions, off Groix, in July:

 

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Starboard foil damage, for SVR:

Heading home, to Mer Concept in Concarneau, to fit the spare. Hoping to be able to restart, for an attempt at the record.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

And centre rudder damage for Sodebo. That’s ride height as well as steering, so it’s goodnight from them too.

 

[John_Silver]

And centre rudder damage for Sodebo. That’s ride height as well as steering, so it’s goodnight from them too.

Repaired and ready to go again. Thomas Coville & Co on standby for the next weather window….

 

[John_Silver]

Sodebo's rudder rebuild

 

[John_Silver]

Francois Gabart, and team SVR Lazartigue, are having another crack at the Jules Verne:

 

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Team Sodebo too:

 

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Both ahead of Francis Joyon's record pace, today, on the tracker

 

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Thomas Coville off Natal. 50nm up on the Trophee Jules Verne record pace, of Francis Joyon, in 2017. Heading down towards Yoann and Charlie, at the head of the Vendée Fleet:

 

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Sodebo smokin'

Almost 700nm ahead of IDEC's record, as they head for the (longitude of the) Cape of Good Hope.

 

[John_Silver]

Into the Big South now. 500+nm up on the record. Still in one piece. Keep everything crossed!

 

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....And, on film. "Condition un peu sport," needs no translation, when you look at the sea-state!

 

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Drone shots at 30+ knots. Look at the motion....

 

[Chiara’s slave]

They have a lot of twist in the sails. More than we ever run.

 

[John_Silver]

They have a lot of twist in the sails. More than we ever run.

Do you reckon that would be speed / sea-state related @Chiara’s slave ? (They’re making 30 knots in the Indian Ocean). OR a set up which lets them consistently sail fully 'powered-up,' letting the leech twist off, as a safety valve?

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Do you reckon that would be speed / sea-state related @Chiara’s slave ? (They’re making 30 knots in the Indian Ocean). OR a set up which lets them consistently sail fully 'powered-up,' letting the leech twist off, as a safety valve?

Doing that would slow us down. I assume the foot of the sail is working, ie trimmed correctly. I think they must be on the point of tucking in another reef. We would be faster with the reef in. I’m just fascinated by the different technique, I have no doubt they're doing it right for the boat.

 

[John_Silver]

Coming up on Kerguelen. Thomas Coville (orange) down to 80nm ahead of Francis Joyon’s record (grey). Having made multiple weather system transitions, since the Cape of Good Hope, to Joyon’s straight run. BUT in a faster, fully foiling Ultim…..

 

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