Thomas Coville and Sodeb’O are on standby from May 12 until in the beginning of June, in La Trinite Sur Mer, north-west of France, ready to attempt to break a speed record between Cadiz in Spain and San Salvador in the Bahamas.
Whilst the skipper of Sodeb’O put in a tremendous effort last winter, sailing around the world single-handed, Francis Joyon showed great talent in squeezing the record between Cadiz (Spain) and San Salvador (Bahamas), which comprises a transatlantic crossing spanning nearly 4,000 miles which the skipper of IDEC covered on his large trimaran at an average speed of over 16 knots.
Coville is this year concentrating on the Northern Atlantic, and from today, is …Â Details