Published on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the start of the world tour under sail of Magellan and especially accompanying the exhibition of the National Maritime Museum of Brest the book "Le Trophée Jules Verne" tells the story of this incredible maritime odyssey.
Created in 1992 by Florence Arthaud and Titouan Lamazou, based on an idea by Yves Le Cornec, this trophy is a challenge of the simplest expression. It is a question of leaving in front of Brest and coming back through the 3 capes as quickly as possible. All sailboats are allowed to run, everyone is free to choose their horses and crew.
Since the creation of this trophy, only 9 crews have won it. Following in the footsteps of Philéas Fogg, the hero of Jules Verne's novel, which toured the world in 80 days, the crews followed one another. The first winner was BrunoPeyron's crew who took 79 days on Commodore Explorer, a 28 m catamaran. Then came Peter Blake, Olivier de Kersauson, Franck Cammas, Loïck Peyron and finally Francis Joyon, current record holder in 40 days.
Based on the exhibition material, this book retraces the entire history of the record, the sculpture that makes up the trophy and the various crews and boats that competed. Many portraits of Titouan Lamazou complete the illustrations.
A record that has an additional value when you discover that only 68 sailors from all crews have ever held this precious trophy in their hands.
- Gallimard Publishing
- 22.5 x 28.5 cm
- 160 pages
- 29.00 euros
