Francis Joyon Shatters The North Atlantic Record on Maxi Trimaran IDEC

Francis Joyon by JEAN MARIE LIOT DPPI IDEC — Francis Joyon breaks the North Atlantic Sailing Speed Record crossing Lizard Point this morning on IDEC II (Photo © JEAN MARIE LIOT / DPPI / IDEC)

Francis Joyon on on the maxi trimaran IDEC II shatters the North Atlantic Record in an amazing 5 days, 2 hours, 56 minutes and 10 seconds. That is 16 hours, 24 minutes and 30 seconds faster than the record previously established by Thomas Coville in 2008!

Francis Joyon in NYC by George Bekris — Francis Joyon on IDEC II (Photo by George Bekris)

Records Francis Joyon has previously broken.

2013	Record of Discovery Route 8 days 16 hours 7 minutes and 5 seconds (valid record date)
2012	24 hour record solo 666.2 miles traveled (valid record to date)
2010	2nd in the Route du Rhum – La Banque Postale
2009	Winner of the Tour of the Isle of Wight 4 hours and 24 minutes
2009	Record between France and Mauritius 26 days 4:13 minutes 29 seconds (first reference time) Winner of the Tour de Belle-Ile
2008	Record of Discovery Route 9 days 8:35 p.m. minutes 3 seconds Lap record of absolute world alone 57 days 1:34 p.m. minutes and 6 seconds (valid record to date) 24 hour record solo 616.07 miles traveled (improved by Thomas Coville)
2007	Record run of the inning solo 6 hours 23 minutes and 36 seconds (valid record date)
2005	Record for crossing the Atlantic solo (New York – Lizard) 6 days, 4 hours, 1 minute and 37 seconds 24 hour record solo 542.7 miles traveled
2004	Record of Discovery Route (Cadiz – San Salvador) alone 11 days, 3 hours, 17 minutes and 20 seconds (improved by Thomas Coville) Lap record of absolute world alone 72 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes and 22 seconds (enhanced by Ellen MacArthur)
2001	Winner of the 76th Fastnet sur Eure et Loir Fastest lap of the Isle of Wight 3 hours, 10 minutes and 11 seconds
2000	Winner of the Transat Europe 1 – Newman Star sur Eure et Loir record running into 9 days, 23 hours 21 minutes
1998	Sixth of the Route du Rhum 2nd Route des Phares
1997	4th in the Transat Jacques Vabre 2nd Grand Prix Port of Fecamp 4th Race in Europe
1996	5th Multihull Championship Second Quebec-St Malo
1995	3rd Open UAP Banque Populaire 2nd in the Transat Jacques Vabre
1993	3rd Open UAP Third of the Coffee Route
1992	Third of the Coffee Route
1991	5th Open UAP on BPO
1990	10th Route du Rhum on BPO
1988	Third of the Discovery Route on JB Express

SAILING - NORTH ATLANTIC MULTI SOLO RECORD 2013 - CAP LIZARD (GBR) - 16/06/2013 - PHOTO JEAN-MARIE LIOT / DPPI - FRANCIS JOYON (FRA) ONBOARD IDEC BREAKIN THE SOLO-HANDED NORTH ATLANTIC RECORD