It took a while since skipper Francis Joyon and his crew on IDEC Sport crossed the finish line on 26th January 2017 to get the official notices in the record books:
40 days 23 hours 30 minutes 30 seconds
… is the official round the world record for the Jules Verne Trophy. IDEC also set two more records within its circumnavigation: the Indian Ocean and South Pacific Record.
IDEC Sport Records Confirmed
The World Speed Sailing Record Council has ratified three intermediate records and the new benchmark for around the world sailing set by IDEC SPORT.
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