IDEC SPORT

IDEC SPORT[1] (formerly Groupama 3, Banque Populaire VII, Lending Club 2, IDEC 3) is a racing sailing trimaran designed for transoceanic record-setting. She is one of the world's fastest ocean-going sailing vessels and the current holder of the Jules Verne Trophy for circumnavigation of the world. She was originally skippered by French yachtsman Franck Cammas, with a crew of ten and sponsored by the French insurance company Groupama. She is currently skippered by Françis Joyon.

IDEC SPORT

Groupama 3 under sail.
Other names	Groupama 3 Banque Populaire VII Lending Club 2 IDEC 3
Designer(s)	VPLP
Builder	Multiplast (Vannes, France)
Launched	7 June 2006
Owner(s)	Groupama Sailing Team (2006–2013) Banque Populaire (2013–2014) Renaud Laplanche (2015) IDEC (2015–)
Racing career
Skippers	Franck Cammas ( (2006–2013)) Armel Le Cléac'h (2013) Loïck Peyron (2014) Renaud Laplanche (2015) Francis Joyon (2015)
Notable victories	Jules Verne Trophy 2010 2010 Route du Rhum 2014 Route du Rhum Jules Verne Trophy 2017
Specifications
Displacement	18 t (18 long tons; 20 short tons)
Length	31.50 m (103.3 ft) (LOA)
Beam	22.50 m (73.8 ft)
Draft	5.70 m (18.7 ft)
Mast height	41 m (135 ft)
Sail area	828 m^2 (8,910 sq ft)
Crew	10

Groupama 3 in Saint-Malo, 2010

Design

Groupama 3 was designed by VPLP and built by Multiplast in Vannes, France.[2]

Career

Groupama 3 was launched on June 7, 2006. She was the transatlantic record holder between 2007 and 2009.

During a first attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy (circumnavigation of the world) in 2008, Groupama 3 capsized off the coast of New-Zealand.

She was repaired in France and went for another attempt in 2009. Damage to the port hull led to the attempt being called off after 11 days, and the boat limped into Cape Town for repairs. She then returned to France

Groupama 3 began her third attempt and on January 31, 2010. On March 20, 2010, she became the fastest boat to sail around the world and set a record of 48 days, 7 hours 44 minutes and 52 seconds, improving on Orange II's performance from 2005 by more than 2 days.[3] She lost the record on January 7, 2012, to Banque Populaire V, a larger trimaran.[4]

In 2010, she was retrofitted for single-handed racing to take part of the transatlantic race Route du Rhum. In November 2010, Groupama 3 won the French single-handed transatlantic race Route du Rhum (between Brittany and Guadeloupe), with Frank Cammas at the helm, in 9 days and 14 hours, averaging 16.14 knots.

She was sponsored by French bank Banque Populaire to take part of 2014 Route du Rhum, which she won with skipper Loïck Peyron. In November 2014, Banque Populaire VII won Route du Rhum again, with Loick Peyron, in 7 days and 15 hours, beating the record by 2 hours and 10 minutes.

In 2015, French yachtsman Francis Joyon's sponsor IDEC announced that they now financed the boat.[5] Under this new sponsorship the boat was leased for six months to Renaud Laplanche, the CEO of Lending Club. The boat was restored from her shortened-mast single-handed configuration to a full crew configuration and named Lending Club 2.[6] Lending Club 2 set a new cross Channel record and a new trans-Pacific record.[7]

In September 2015 the boat's sponsorship changed to the IDEC Sport. The team set a new circumnavigation record in 2017 and won back the Jules Verne Trophy with a time of 40 days 23 hours 30 minutes 30 seconds.[8]

Records

• Route du Rhum 2018, Francis Joyon set a new record in 7 d 14 h 21 min and 47 seconds for his seventh participation.
• Jules Verne Trophy (circumnavigation of the world), 48 days, 7 hours 44 minutes and 52 seconds.
• Trans-Mediterranean (Marseille-Carthage), 458 miles, in 17 hours 8 minutes 23 seconds, 16 May 2009 with an average speed of 26.04 knots.[9]
• Route of the discovery (Cadiz-San Salvador), 3884 miles, in 7 days 10 hours 58 minutes 53 seconds, 4 June 2007, with an average speed of 21.7 knots.[9]
• Miami-New York, 947 miles, in 1 day 11 hours 5 minutes and 20 seconds, 4 June 2007, with an average speed of 27 knots.[9]
• Transatlantic record (Ambrose Light to Ushant), in 4 days 3 hours 57 minutes 54 seconds, with an average speed of 29.81 knots, in 2007. The record passed to Pascal Bidegorry on Banque Populaire V in August 2009.[9]
• 24 hour distance record on 20 July 2007 during their transatlantic attempt, and held the record until it was bettered by Pascal Bidegorry on Banque Populaire V in August 2009.[9]
• Jules Verne Trophy (circumnavigation of the world), 40 days, 23 hours 30 minutes and 30 seconds.

See also

• Circumnavigation
• List of circumnavigations
• List of large sailing yachts

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Maxi Groupama trimaran launched, 2006
3. http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/
4. "Jules Verne Trophy taken by Maxi Banque Populaire V". Sail World. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
5. http://www.idecsport-sailing.com/idec-sport-a-new-life-for-a-legendary-boat/?lang=en
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. https://www.forbes.com/sites/miguelhelft/2015/06/16/renaud-laplanche-sails-full-speed-ahead/
8. "Francis Joyon - IDEC Sport". Jules Verne Trophy.
9. Groupama 3 records on the WSSRC site Archived 25 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine>

External links

• 2019The IDEC SPORT official site

Records
Preceded by Orange II with Bruno Peyron	Jules Verne Trophy 2010–2012	Succeeded by Banque Populaire V with Loïck Peyron
Preceded by IDEC SPORT with Francis Joyon	Jules Verne Trophy 2017-current	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by IDEC SPORT with Francis Joyon	Route du Rhum 2018-current	Succeeded by Incumbent