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The Jules Verne Trophy is a prize for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by any type of yacht with no restrictions on the size of the crew provided the vessel has registered with the organization and paid an entry fee. A vessel holding the Jules Verne trophy will not necessarily hold the absolute round the world record. The trophy was first awarded to the first yacht which sailed around the world in less than 80 days. The name of the award is a reference to the Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days in which Phileas Fogg traverses the planet in 80 days. The current holder is IDEC Sport skippered by Francis Joyon in 40 days 23 hours 30 minutes 30 seconds in 2017.
Francis Joyon is a French professional sailboat racer and yachtsman. Joyon and his crew currently hold the Jules Verne Trophy for circumnavigation, on IDEC SPORT, nearly five days less than the previous reference time. He held the record for the fastest single-handed sailing circumnavigation from 2008 to 2016.
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Franck Cammas is a French yachtsman. He has lived in Brittany since his victory in the Challenge Espoir Crédit Agricole in 1994. After completing a two-year maths course for the ‘Grandes écoles’, as well as a piano academy, Franck Cammas finally opted for a career in sailing. In 1997, at the age of 24, he won the Solitaire du Figaro and a year later helmed his first trimaran christened Groupama. Despite his late entry into competition, he is one of the most talented and respected sailors in the Ocean Racing Multihull Association world.
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- ↑ "Mise à l'eau du trimaran Ultim « Actual Leader » de Yves Le Blevec". Course au Large (in French). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Sodebo Ultim 3: Stunning video from Jules Verne Trophy attempt". www.sail-world.com. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 "WSSRC current records". www.sailspeedrecords.com. Archived 25 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "WSSRC historical records". www.sailspeedrecords.com. Archived 29 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine