Gitana Team ready for Jules Verne Trophy departure

Gitana Team are ready to start their Jules Verne Trophy attempt. 

As if keeping up with the Alex Thomson, Sam Davies, Pip Hare et al in the Vendee Globe wasn't enough for us armchair yachting heroes, the  men of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild are actively waiting (if that isn't an oxymoron, I don't know what is!) to begin their attempt on the outright Round the World yachting speed record.

Since 1st November, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild and her crew have officially been on standby to set sail on their Jules Verne Trophy attempt. Moored in Lorient, her port of registry, the 32-metre giant is ready to head off on the nominal 22,000 nautical miles that make up the legendary round the world record under sail. Together with their router Marcel van Triest, the skipper duo on Gitana 17 have been pouring over the weather in search of a favourable window, which equates to the best possible time slot for their departure. It’s an ambitious project given that the current record stands at 40 days 23 hours and 30 minutes, which has been held by Idec Sport since 2017, and as a result the five-arrow team is allowing itself the necessary time and means to properly line itself up on this famous Atlantic launchpad.

Follow them now (or as soon as they set off) on the sites below....

Gitana Team website.

Gitana Team Facebook page.

Jules Verne Trophy website.