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Francis Joyon is a French sailor and adventurer. He is best known for his solo sailing records, including the fastest solo circumnavigation of the world in 2007. He was born on 28 May 1956 in Hanches, France.
Joyon began sailing at the age of 12 and competed in his first race at the age of 14. He has since gone on to become one of the most successful solo sailors in the world. He has set numerous records, including the fastest solo circumnavigation of the world in 2007, which he completed in 57 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes and 6 seconds. He also holds the record for the fastest solo transatlantic crossing, which he completed in 5 days, 2 hours, 56 minutes and 10 seconds.
Joyon is also an accomplished adventurer, having completed a number of expeditions, including a solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat in 2003. He has also completed a number of other solo sailing expeditions, including a solo circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea in 2006.
Joyon is married to his wife, Marie-Laure, and they have two children. He is currently 68 years old.
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Hanches, France |
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France |
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Francis Joyon Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Francis Joyon's Wife?
His wife is Virginie Joyon
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Corentin Joyon |
Francis Joyon Net Worth
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On 23 November 2007 Joyon set off in IDEC 2 in an attempt to beat Ellen MacArthur's world record for a single handed circumnavigation. He achieved this on 20 January 2008 in 57 days, 13 hours 34 minutes and 6 seconds, in a voyage that is regarded as one of the most impressive sailing feats in recent history and in a time nearly two weeks less than the previous record.
On 9 May 2006 Joyon announced that he was building a new muilti-hull to be called IDEC 2. His new boat is designed for solo sailing unlike the original IDEC, which was originally designed for crewed sailing. Design was by Nigel Irens & Bernard Cabaret. IDEC 2 weighs 11 tons, compared to his previous boat which weighed 16 tons, and has 10% more sail area. The new boat was seen as capable of taking 3 days off the existing record under the same weather conditions.
In February 2005 Ellen MacArthur beat Joyon's record by 1 day, 8 hours, 35 minutes, 49 seconds.
On 6 July 2005 Francis Joyon and IDEC crossed the finishing line between Lizard Point and Ushant 6 days 4 hours 1 minute and 37 seconds after the start at Ambrose Light off New York, breaking the 11-year-old record of Laurent Bourgnon for the single-handed crossing of the Atlantic Ocean with a sailing boat. During the same voyage he also broke the 24-hour distance record for single-handed sailing by sailing 543 nautical miles (1,006 km) in one day on the 3 July 2005. Joyon's record voyage ended badly on 7 July while he was sailing back to his home port after completion of the transatlantic run. Joyon, who refused help to sail the boat home from the finish line and was still single-handed, was sailing across the English Channel. At a critical moment an exhausted Joyon fell asleep and the boat continued on autopilot. IDEC ran aground at the Pointe de Penmarc'h on the Breton coast. The €4 million trimaran was wrecked; Joyon escaped without injury.
Although previously well known as an offshore sailor, Joyon's real leap to international prominence came in February 2004 when the Breton became the fastest world solo yachtsman, setting a time of 72 days 22 hours and 54 minutes and 22 seconds, over 20 days faster than the previous record for a circumnavigation.
Francis Joyon (born 28 May 1956) is a French professional sailboat racer and yachtsman. Joyon and his crew currently hold the Jules Verne Trophy for circumnavigation, on IDEC SPORT (40 days 23 hours 30 minutes 30 seconds), nearly five days less than the previous reference time. He held the record for the fastest single-handed sailing circumnavigation from 2008 to 2016.
