Spindrift Crossing the Doldrums

21st January 2019

Yann Guichard and his 11 crew on the 40–metre trimaran Spindrift 2 are maintaining a record pace in their quest win the around the world Jules Verne Trophy. They have an advantage of 214.4 nm having covered 734.9 nm in the past 24 hours (as of 20:45 UTC).

They are currently just north of the equator and sailing at nearly 13 knots as they make the transition through the doldrums.

Tracker: www.spindrift-racing.com/jules-verne/en/live

See also Afloat.ie's Spindrift 2 North Sails competition and be in with a chance to win a North Sails Holdall here

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