Francis Joyon to attempt to better crewed Jules Verne record onboard the former G3

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  1. Corley
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    Francis Joyon has announced that he will attempt to better the Jules Verne record currently held by Banque Populaire V on his new trimaran IDEC the former G3/BPVII. He is going to make the attempt with a relatively small crew of six.

    http://www.mysailing.com.au/news/francis-joyon-to-tackle-crewed-around-the-world-record

    Spindrift Racing also have their eyes on the prize and are going to go on standby around the same time on the specially modified Spindrift 2 which is now sporting a new mast and various tweaks to enable the boat to be sailed by less crew.

    http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2015/06/reaction-from-yann-guichard-to-francis-joyons-announcement/
     
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