26 January 2017 Skipper Francis Joyon and his five crew, Clément Surtel, Alex Pella, Bernard Stamm, Gwénolé Gahinet and Sébastien Audigane, have lapped the planet on the 10-year-old trimaran IDEC SPORT sailing 26,412 miles in 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds at an average speed through the water of 26.85kt to win the Trophée Jules Verne