Two more boats set to sail around the world! While 39 skippers are currently traveling the Vendée Globe routes, the two Ultimes “Sodebo 3” and “SVR Lazartigue” are preparing to take the start of the Jules Verne Trophy this Friday, November 29. A crewed world tour, non-stop and without assistance.
Respectively led by Thomas Coville and François Gabart, the two crews were waiting for the ideal weather window to set off. They both “engaged” their green code, synonymous with imminent departure which will be given on a line linking the Créac’h lighthouse on the island of Ouessant to the Cap Lizard Lighthouse.
[ CODE VERT 🟢 ]
🚀 The @trimaransvrlazartigue team officially switches to the green code of the system 🏆 Jules Verne Trophy!
Objective: take a window during the weekend.
Meet on the pontoons @merconcept_ at 1 p.m. to encourage our sailors! pic.twitter.com/dYqVpkTeOn— Trimaran SVR-LAZARTIGUE (@SVRLazartigue) November 29, 2024
On stand-by since November 9, the seven crew of Sodebo Ultim 3 are preparing to set off on the Jules Verne Trophy,” the team said this Friday, November 29. Thomas Coville, Frédéric Denis, Pierre Leboucher, Léonard Legrand, Guillaume Pirouelle, Benjamin Schwartz and Nicolas Troussel “will leave their base in Lorient this afternoon around 2 p.m. to head towards Ouessant for a departure in the evening”, specifies the team .
For the “SVR Lazartigue”, led by the winner of the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe, the departure will be “in the next 72 hours”. “The duel will take place between the two CLASS ULTIM trimarans” rejoiced the organizers in a post published on X.
The Jules Verne Trophy record is held by Francis Joyon (Idec Sport), who completed this world tour in 40 days 23 hours and just over 30 minutes, on January 26, 2017.
