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Joyon Roars into the South Pacific

By Richard | December 19, 2007 | South Pacific |

"I do my job as a sailor, that’s all." So Francis Joyon said modestly after he and his 97-ft trimaran IDEC left the Indian Ocean and sailed into the deep South Pacific. He crossed the Indian Ocean in just 9 days, 12 hours, more than 33% faster than current solo record holder Ellen MacArthur did with B&Q Castorama, and just 59 minutes slower than Bruno Peyron and crew did with their 125-ft cat Orange II.

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