2023-06-13 21:30:43
Sailor Alexia Barrier announced on Tuesday that she was launching an assault on the prestigious Jules Verne Trophy, a world sailing record, aboard a maxi-trimaran with a crew “100% feminine», a first in the history of offshore racing.
«I wanted to do Ultim (trimarans 32m long, editor’s note) after my Vendée Globe (24th in 2021, editor’s note). It was time to pass on these giants of the seas. And I wanted to do it as a crew because I like this side of sharing skills“, she told theAFP Tuesday during a telephone interview.
Skipper Marie Tabarly, world champion in Nacra17 Marie Riou and five experienced Anglo-Saxon sailors will accompany her on this round the world trip scheduled for 2025 on the maxi Idec Sport, the trimaran aboard which Francis Joyon and his crew established in 2017 the current record in 40 days 23 hours and 30 minutes.
«It will be a beautiful page in the history of our sport. We don’t want to be just girls going around the world, we hope to establish a women’s reference time and why not seize the record“, explained Alexia Barrier.
«Attacking Jules Verne is a bit like walking on the moon. We want to highlight those who dare and make others want to come out of their shell, to realize their dreams.“, she added.
Alexia Barrier’s crew called “The Famous Project” will begin training in the coming months off Brittany. This winter, two maxi-trimarans, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild and the Sails Of Change tried to attack the Jules Verne trophy, without succeeding because they couldn’t find a mild weather window.
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