IDEC Sport
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IDEC SPORT is a racing sailing trimaran designed for transoceanic record-setting. She is one of the world's fastest ocean-going sailing vessels. She was originally skippered by French yachtsman Franck
Groupama 3 under sail.
Groupama 3 in Saint-Malo, 2010
Jules Verne Trophy
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The Jules Verne Trophy is a prize for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by any type of yacht with no restrictions on the size of the crew provided the vessel has registered with the organizati
IDEC Sport
…Groupama 3 was launched on 7 June 2006. She was the transatlantic record holder between 2007 and 2009. During a first attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy (circumnavigation of the world) in 2008, Groupama 3 capsized off the coast of New-Zealand. She was repaired in France and went for another attempt in…
The Trophy, displayed at the National Maritime Museum, Paris
Jules Verne