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Trophée Alain Colas
Joyon 14 days faster than MacArthur around the World
In 57 days en 13 hours solo sailor marks second best time behind Peyron’s crew
samedi 19 janvier 2008 –
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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.
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| Parcours | Ellen MacArthur | Francis Joyon | Bruno Peyron |
| Année | 2004 | 2008 | 2005 |
| Equipage | solo | solo | équipage |
| Bateau | trimaran | trimaran | catamaran |
| Longueur | 22,80m | 29,70m | 36m |
| Nom | Castorama / B&Q | Idec 2 | Orange 2 |
| Ouessant-Équateur | 8 days 18 hours 20m | 6 days 16 hours 58 minutes | 7 days 02 hours 56 minutes |
| Ouessant –Cap de Bonne Espérance | 19 days 9 hours 46m | 15 days 7 hours 16 minutes | 14 days 05 hours 21 minutes |
| Ouessant -Cap Leeuwin | 29 days 14 hours 5m | 22 days 15 hours 28 minutes | 21 days 13 hours et 54 minutes |
| Ouessant - Cap Horn | 44 days 23h 36m | 35 days 12 hours 36 minutes | 32 days 13 heures et 29 minutes |
| Ouessant – 2e Équateur | 60 days 13h 35m | 48 days 2 hours 18 minutes | 40 days 19 hours 05 minutes |
| Tour du monde | 71 days 14 hours 18 minutes 33 secondes | 57 days 13 hours 34 minutes 06 secondes | 50 days 16 hours et 20 minutes et 04 secondes |
| 1972 | Alain Colas | Manureva | 169 days (avec escale) |
| 1987 | Philippe Monnet | Kriter | 129 days (avec escales) |
| 1988 | Olivier de Kersauson | Un autre regard | 125 days (avec escales) |
| 2004 | Francis Joyon | IDEC | 72 days 22 hours 54’22’’ |
| 2005 | Ellen MacArthur | Castorama | 71 days 14 hours 18’33’’ |
| 2008 | Francis Joyon | Idec 2 | 57 days 13 hours 34 minutes 06 seconds |
| 1 | Orange II | Peyron | 2005 | 50 days 16 hours 20 minutes 04 secondes | crew |
| 2 | Idec 2 | Joyon | 2008 | 57 days 13 hours 34 minutes | single |
| 3 | Cheyenne | Fossett | 2004 | 58 days 09 hours 32 minutes | crew |
| 4 | Geronimo | de Kersauson | 2004 | 63 days 13 hours 59 minutes | crew |
| 5 | Orange | Peyron | 2002 | 64 days 8 hours 37 minutes | crew |
| 6 | Castorama / B&Q | MacArthur | 2005 | 71 days 14 hours 18 minutes | single |
| 7 | Sport-Elec | de Kersauson | 1997 | 71 days 14 hours 22 minutes | crew |
| 8 | Idec | Joyon | 2004 | 72 days 22 hours 54 minutes | single |
| 9 | Enza | Blake | 1994 | 74 days 22 hours 17 minutes | crew |
| 10 | Commodore Explorer | Peyron | 1993 | 79 days 6 hours 15 minutes | crew |
[1] Named Trophy Alain Colas by SeaSailSurf.com
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