IDEC GROUP News
JOYON GETTING READY TO DELIVER HIS TEA TO LONDON
The Tea Route, which Francis Joyon and the crew of the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran are following (ETA in London on Wednesday), is the basis of an ocean record dating back to the nineteenth Century. At …
A TENSE WEEKEND AHEAD
The huge Atlantic Ocean is offering a series of weather difficulties to the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran. It is clear in the Northern Hemisphere, the air masses are battling it out violently and the sailing …
IDEC SPORT GETTING BACK ON TRACK
“With the South Atlantic like that, we would never have smashed the Jules Verne Trophy record.” That was how Francis Joyon described the situation, still somewhat taken back by the vagaries of the South Atlantic …
36 MILES BEHIND, BUT IDEC SPORT HAS ACCELERATED
Francis Joyon and the crew of IDEC SPORT have finally left the Doldrums after increasing their deficit this morning to 84 miles in comparison to the Tea Route record, held by the Italian, Giovanni Soldini …
IDEC SPORT IN THE DOLDRUMS
23 days after setting sail from Hong-Kong on her attempt at the Tea Route record, the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran is currently dealing with that tricky stretch of sailing involving crossing the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, …
IDEC SPORT AT THE EQUATOR – THE RACE IS BACK ON
Francis Joyon and the crew of IDEC SPORT crossed the Equator this morning (Sunday) at around 1000hrs UTC after some slow progress and a a lot of difficulties getting way from the South Atlantic. In …
THE TOUGH FACE OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
Each day comes with its particular difficulty. After twenty days of sailing and having clocked up more than 11,000 miles during her attempt at the Tea Route record, the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran is continuing …
IDEC SPORT PASSES ST. HELENA
As they announced yesterday, Francis Joyon and his crew passed close to St. Helena and were able to catch sight of the cone shaped island reminding them of Napoleon’s hat. Today, (Thursday 6th February), IDEC …
HEADING WEST
Francis has come to a decision. Between an option on the short route close to the coast of Africa, which would be slow, or a very long detour extending his route, he has decided to …
IDEC HAS COMPLETED THE EXTENSION AND REORGANISATION OF A LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE FOR ARGAN IN CHANCEAUX-SUR-CHOISILLE (INDRE-ET-LOIRE)
IDEC, with its building and services unit as completed the extension and reorganisation of a multi-temperature logistics warehouse for ARGAN that will house SYSCO in Chanceaux-sur-Choisille (Indre-et-Loire). This project took eight months of work over …
SEQUABAT HAS HANDED OVER THE SECOND PHASE OF A LOGISTICS PLATFORM FOR THE 3R GROUP IN CASTELNAU-D’ESTRÉTEFONDS (HAUTE-GARONNE)
SEQUABAT, the subsidiary of the IDEC GROUP that specialises in the design and construction of turnkey projects involving business and residential property, has just completed the second and final phase of a logistics warehouse for …
TACKLING ST. HELENA
The Indian Ocean is behind them and now they face St. Helena. Francis Joyon and his crew of four were clearly pleased and relieved to return to the Atlantic yesterday morning. Christophe Houdet, Bertrand Delesne, …
FRANCIS JOYON HAS ROUNDED THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Crossing the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope today at 1:30 hrs UTC, Francis Joyon and his crew of four completed the first half of their attempt at the Tea Route record, which has …