The Famous Project CIC Jules Verne Trophy Record Attempt

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Enlisted in the Jules Verne Trophy, the World Tour record, the women's 100 percent crew of the trimaran Idec Sport has doubled the famous Cape Horn.

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Relief has finally arrived for the eight women aboard Idec Sport, who rounded Cape Horn this Tuesday, January 6th, after 38 days at sea and a particularly intense Indian and Pacific Ocean crossing. We won't focus on the Jules Verne Trophy record time, set by the same boat, but rather on the determination of Alexia Barrier and her crew of The Famous Project to complete this round-the-world voyage in 100% female fashion. The Pacific Ocean, in its …

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Tuesday 06 January 2026 – Cape Horn allows girls to continue! It was 15:14 on Tuesday 6 January 2026 when the Maxi Trimaran IDEC SPORT of The Famous Project CIC, led by its crew of Alexia Barrier, Dee Caffari, Annemieke Bes, Rebecca Gmür Hornell, Deborah Blair, Molly LaPointe, Támara Echegoyen and Stacey Jackson, crossed Cape Horn. On their 38th day of navigation and nearly 16,000 miles travelled (25,700 km), the sailors can begin the last piece…