Spindrift 2 2019 Jules Verne attempt

[yl75]

Nice picture by the way !

Indeed was surprised. It's from the webcam, and they are still there ....

With a more typical Brittany weather

https://www.viewsurf.com/univers/plage/vue/6584-france-bretagne-la-trinite-sur-mer-panoramique-hd

or :

http://pv.viewsurf.com/?id=284

If they don't even have a go at this window (even up to the cape for instance), would say something is not going smoothly in that team, how can they expect something better till mid december ?

 

[Your Mom]

FWIW, Tuesday morning also has a decent window.

 

[jb5]

They are being even more annoying than usual. Time to f'n go or admit to, 5/6 years?, with nothing worthwhile to show for it and leave it to someone serious. 

 

[Gorn FRANTIC!!]

They are being even more annoying than usual. Time to f'n go or admit to, 5/6 years?, with nothing worthwhile to show for it and leave it to someone serious. 

That's the beauty of being a privately backed team, they can do what they want, when they want, without having to placate sponsors & nobodies on the internet.

 

[yl75]

FWIW, Tuesday morning also has a decent window.

Indeed could be, but the doldrums after 4 days look worse than if they did start Sunday early, but maybe better for the beginning south Atlantic ? Not sure ...

 

[QBF]

Indeed could be, but the doldrums after 4 days look worse than if they did start Sunday early, but maybe better for the beginning south Atlantic ? Not sure ...

Don't hold your breath, as of this morning (December 2nd) Spindrift 2 is still at their dock in La Trinité sur Mer

 

[QBF]

It rarely fails, whenever I post as I did above, the opposite soon happens!  Just checked La Trinité sur Mer and there is someone on board.

 

[Ahstom]

Let's hope this one is the good one. It could be the last opportunity with that boat.

 

[Raptorsailor]

Good luck to them. They've had rotten luck with the beast. I'm pretty sure it can beat Groupama 3 or whatever it's called now, it's had more than enough upgrades. Last hurrah of the 'displacement' maxi tri's. (designed with c foils from the outset). If they don't make it just sell it to another billionaire in the Caribbean or whatever and build a fully crewed foiling beast. If the ultime's are going this fast with 1 dude. Imagine the same generation but designed for crews from the outset. 

 

[yl75]

It rarely fails, whenever I post as I did above, the opposite soon happens!  Just checked La Trinité sur Mer and there is someone on board.

View attachment 334347

Hooray !!

So I guess they will go straight from La Trinité to the start line, no stop in Brest

Still at the dock at the moment, nice weather :

 

[yl75]

Spindrift 2 is preparing for a new attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy, the round the world record that starts and finishes in Ushant, leaving the three capes (Good Hope, Leeuwin, Horn) to port. The reference time is the current record set by Francis Joyon and his crew in 2017, of 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds. With their optimised maxi trimaran and a crew of eleven, skipper Yann Guichard is aiming to start this new attempt on the night of Tuesday 3 to Wednesday, 4 December.
 
Yann Guichard and crew will cross the line during the night of December 4th,  in front of the Créac'h lighthouse (Ushant) to begin the 21,600 mile route (following the Great Circle, which is the direct route chosen by the WSSRC, the international organisation that ratifies sailing records), with the aim of beating the record of 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds.  Based on its performance on a previous attempt, the black and gold trimaran could have the record on target, especially given recent technical improvements to the trimaran, including setting rudder fins to better sustain the Spindrift 2 at high speed.
 
A third attempt
Yann Guichard and his crew have tried to beat the record on two previous occasions: in 2015 (47d 10h 59 ') with Dona Bertarelli, who became the fastest woman around the world, and in 2018 (where the team was forced to abandon their attempt following rudder failure close to the Kergulen Islands). However now, once again, the North Atlantic has a favourable weather window that could allow a passage to the equator in about five days.
"We will start from La Trinité on Tuesday morning to cross the starting line of the Jules Verne Trophy at Ushant between 18:00 on Tuesday and 6:00 on Wednesday: once we see how the weather is evolving, we will be able to refine this window. The conditions are quite good, with a time at the equator of around five days.  We should be able to leave the eastern sector in the Bay of Biscay with a moderate breeze and then we will benefit from trade winds that ill strengthen to the north of Portugal. We will have make some gybes to get to Madeira before performing our swoop down into the doldrums." Says Yann Guichard.
But if the descent to the Equator looks favourable, the round the world record can still be lost at the Cape of Good Hope. Spindrift 2 already holds the fastest time between Ushant and the Equator made during the second attempt in early 2019 (4d 20h 07 '), but it is the ability to improve the reference time to the Cape of Good Hope and arrive at the Indian Ocean with time in hand that is critical. Francis Joyon had an extremely fast crossing of this second ocean in 2017 (5d 21h 07 '). Spindrift 2 must therefore keep to an average speed of about 23 knots to South Africa, to ensure that there is enough margin on the reference time to start the next section.
 
North-South sequence 
"The doldrums seem more favourable to the East as we have seen during the recent Transat Jacques Vabre and Brest Atlantiques. To get into the Southern Hemisphere in good shape: we hope to pass the Cape of Good Hope in less than thirteen days, which would allow us to be ahead of Francis Joyon’s time. While it is still a bit far out, we can already see that the South Atlantic is not closed and we could hook into a depression off Brazil to arrive on South Africa quite quickly.” Says the skipper of the black and gold trimaran.
Spindrift 2 is ready for this new attempt with a total crew of twelve, including two newcomers: Grégory Gendron and Corentin Horeau., who know the boat well and are already well integrated into the team. "We will leave with conditions more pleasant than usual, and the day after the start, it will not be as cold ... It is a fairly standard route but we hope it will be rather fast -  to the equator at least!" Concludes Yann Guichard.

https://www.spindrift-racing.com/news/jules-verne-trophy-tuesday-night-departure-spindrift-2

Why do they omit the attempt where they broke the mast just out of Brest ?

That's a Fourth attempt !

 

[Gorn FRANTIC!!]

90 minutes until they're off the dock in La Trinite.

 

[yl75]

Main being raised at the dock, a bit strange :

(cannot aste the image directly, only the link)

 

[moody frog]

"Yann Guichard and crew will cross the starting line of the Jules Verne Trophy at Ushant between 18:00 on Tuesday and 6:00 on Wednesday,  in front of the Créac'h lighthouse (Ushant) to begin the 21,600 mile route "

They should better keep a very good watch, might find some U.F.O coming in

Dec 3rd 8pm Gitana 455 nm to go, speed 30kn , ETA from  23.10 on Tuesday.

Amazing

 

[QBF]

They're getting ready to leave the dock

 

[yl75]

In fact when they broke the mast, they didn't even cross the line right? 

If the case, technically it can indeed be considered as their third attempt. 

 

[Ahstom]

In fact when they broke the mast, they didn't even cross the line right? 

If the case, technically it can indeed be considered as their third attempt. 

They dismasted in front of camaret, quite far from the line indeed. 

 

[Lakrass]

In fact when they broke the mast, they didn't even cross the line right? 

If the case, technically it can indeed be considered as their third attempt. 

I would argue that if they had payed the fee for the attempt and there were not refund, it should count as an attempt. Or maybe there is no time limit on the fee, in which case, they are now doing the attempt already payed.

 

[Son of a Sailor]

Tracker

https://www.spindrift-racing.com/jules-verne/fr/live

 

[Ahstom]

They just crossed the line. Good luck to them !