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27 November 2007, 12:18 pm

IDEC Triples Its Lead

IDEC is almost 300 miles up on the record pace

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WSSRC Record Attempt

Only four days after leaving Brest Francis JOYON is recording 500 mile-a-day averages on his solo round the world record attempt.

Francis JOYON (FRA) and his IDEC trimaran have tripled their lead over the record-pace and are now theoretically 280 miles ahead of Ellen MACARTHUR's time.

Speaking yesterday JOYON commented, "It's not going badly at all; I'm sailing in a bit of a disturbed trade wind, with some little squalls. The wind is north-east, between 18 and 25 knots, and the boat is slipping along at 22 knots."

The Record To Beat

Record: Round the World, non-stop, singlehanded
Yacht: B&Q
Skipper: Ellen MACATHUR (GBR)
Dates: 28 November 2004-7 February 2005
Elapsed time: 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds
Distance: 21,760 nm
Average Speed: 12.66 knots

Trimaran IDEC - www.trimaran-idec.com

Trimaran IDEC (As Amended By ISAF)

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