The WSSR Council announces the establishment of a 3 new World Records:
Yacht: IDEC. 103 ft Trimaran
Name: Francis Joyon. FRA and 5 crew
Record: South Indian Ocean RTW Intermediate Record.
Dates:.29th December 2016 to the 4th January 2017
Start time: 05;42;11 on 29/12/16
Finish time: 02;49;56 0n 04/01/17
Elapsed time: 5 days 21 hours 7 minutes and 45 seconds
Comments: Previous record: 12/12/15. IDEC. Francis Joyon. FRA.7 days
Record: South Pacific Ocean RTW Intermediate Record.
Dates: 4th January 2017 to the 12th January 2017
Start time: 02;49;56 on 04/01/17
Finish time: 00;03;27 on 12/01/17
Elapsed time: 7 days 21 hours 13 minutes and 31 seconds
Comments: Previous record: 25/02/05. Orange II. Bruno Peyron. FRA.8d 18h 8m
Record: Equator to Equator RTW Intermediate Record.
Dates:. 22nd December 2016 to the 20th January 2017
Start time: 03;17;31 on 22/12/16
Finish time: 12;28;26 on 20/01/17
Elapsed time: 29 days 9 hours 10 minutes and 55 seconds
Comments: Previous record: 30/12/11. Banque Populaire 5. Loick Peyron. FRA. 32d 11h 52m
John Reed
Secretary to the WSSR Council