Aiming for the impossible: The inside story of the 2020 Jules Verne attempts
0shares Could the 40-day around the world record fall? Helen Fretter talks to this year’s Jules Verne challengers Charles Caudrelier at the bow of his flying Gitana 17 gives some perspective as to the huge size of these incredible foiling trimarans. Photo: Eloi Stichelbaut/PolaRYSE/Gitana Forty days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds: that is the time that is embedded in the psyche of crews currently challenging for the Jules Verne trophy. The clock will mercilessly count down 983 hours as they attempt the near-impossible: to beat Francis Joyon’s blistering time set on Idec Sp...
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