Trimaran IDEC or Idec 2 is a maxi-trimaran

Trimaran

A trimaran is a multihulled boat consisting of a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls , attached to the main hull with lateral struts...

 skippered by Francis Joyon

Francis Joyon

Francis Joyon is a professional sail boat racer and yachtsman, and currently holds the record for the fastest single-handed sailing circumnavigation....

 and sponsored par groupe IDEC.
The main goal of Francis Joyon was to regain the single-handed round-the-world record

Around the world sailing record

The first around the world sailing record was, logically, set by the first person who circumnavigated the world: Juan Sebastián Elcano and the remaining members of Ferdinand Magellan's crew who completed their journey in 1522. The first solo record was set by Joshua Slocum in the Spray .Most races...

 from Ellen MacArthur

Ellen MacArthur

Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur, DBE is an English sailor, up until 2009, from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in West Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. She is best known as a solo long-distance yachtswoman. On 7 February 2005 she broke the world record for the fastest solo...

. The yachtsman from Locmariaquer

Locmariaquer

Locmariaquer is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.It lies south of Auray by road.-Coat of arms:This coat of arms was created 30 years ago by the local artist Jean-Baptiste Corlobé...

 did so, in january 2008, beating her record by more than two weeks, and even managed to get the second best time around the world behind Orange II

Orange II

Orange II is a large catamaran designed for ocean racing, a "maxicat". The boat is 36.80 m long and has a 45 m mast. It is one of the fastest ocean-going sailing vessels in the world...

 and in front of crewed sailboats such as Cheyenne

Cheyenne (catamaran)

Cheyenne is the name of a catamaran owned by Virgin Oceanic and operated by Virgin Oceanic's co-found Chris Welsh. Cheyenne was formerly owned and operated by the late Steve Fosset...

, Géronimo

Geronimo (yacht)

Geronimo is a french trimaran designed to break great offshore records. It was skipped by the French yachtsman Olivier de Kersauson.It was launched on saturday the 29th september 2001 in Brest, France by Marie Tabarly.- Dimensions :* Launched : 2001...

 and Orange.

Description

• Launched : 2007
• Total length : 29.70 m (97 ft)
• Length of side hulls : 24.5 m (80 ft)
• Width : 16.5 m (54 ft)
• Weight : 11 t
• Sails : 350 m² / 520 m²
• Mast height : 32 m (105 ft)

Records

• 2007 24 hours distance record single-handed
  Single-handed sailing
  The sport of single-handed sailing or solo sailing is sailing with only one crewmember . The term is usually used with reference to ocean and long-distance sailing, and particularly competitive sailing....
  
    : 616.07 nautical miles (1,141 km);
• 2007 Channel crossing record (Cowes
  Cowes
  Cowes is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east Bank...
  
   to Dinard
  Dinard
  Dinard is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.Dinard is on the Côte d'Émeraude of Brittany. Its beaches and mild climate make it a popular holiday destination, and this has resulted in the town having a variety of famous visitors and residents...
  
  ), the 19 august 2007, in 6h 23m and 36s, at an average speed of 21.58 knots (42.3 km/h).
• 2008 Around the world record
  Around the world sailing record
  The first around the world sailing record was, logically, set by the first person who circumnavigated the world: Juan Sebastián Elcano and the remaining members of Ferdinand Magellan's crew who completed their journey in 1522. The first solo record was set by Joshua Slocum in the Spray .Most races...
  
   single-handed, non-stop and with no assistance : 57d 6h 23m 6s , with an average speed of 21.6 knots (42.3 km/h) . It also beats the intermediate single-handed records on its way.
• 2008 Transatlantic record
  Transatlantic sailing record
  Since the five-weeks voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492, crossing the Atlantic, fast and safely, between Europe and America has always been an important issue. Today, the route has become a classic one among skippers...
  
  single-handed from Plymouth to Newport, in 9d 20h 35m.

External links

• trimaran IDEC website
• Voile-Multicoques.com trimaran Idec 2].