Third fastest time on the Jules Verne Trophy for Idec Sport


Only 1 hour and 49 minutes behind Spindrift 2, Idec Sport crossed the finish line of the Jules Verne Trophy this Friday, January 8, at 17:50. Francis Joyon and his five-man crew will have taken 47 days 14 hours and 47 minutes. The red trimaran thus achieves the 3rd best time in the history of the Trophy.

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