IDEC Sport
Franck Cammas
Armel Le Cléac'h
Loïck Peyron
Francis Joyon31.5 m VPLP maxi-trimaran launched in 2006 as Groupama 3, renamed IDEC Sport in 2015; Jules Verne Trophy holder from 2017 to 2025.
Identity card
- LaunchedThe moment a new boat touches the water for the first time.See in the glossary
- 2006
- ShipyardThe company that builds the boat, or carries out major work on it.See in the glossary
- Multiplast
- Designer(s)The designer of the boat: hull shape, appendages, structure, sail plan.See in the glossary
- VPLP Design
- DesignThe drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.See in the glossary
- VPLP Design Ultim 2006
- GenerationBuild period: boats of the same generation often share the same technical choices.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Hull typeHow many hulls the boat has: monohull, catamaran or trimaran.See in the glossary
- TrimaranA multihull with three hulls: a central hull and two side floats.See in the glossary
- StatusWhere the boat stands today: active, retired from racing, lost, in a museum or converted.See in the glossary
- ActiveStill sailing.See in the glossary
- SponsorsA company or institution that funds a boat, a team or a skipper in exchange for visibility.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- OwnersThe person or organisation that owns the boat, which does not necessarily race it.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Operating teamThe organisation running one or more racing boats: technical crew, logistics, partners.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- SuppliersA company that supplies part of the boat's equipment: sails, mast, electronics, foils, keel, energy.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Sail numberThe identifier printed on the mainsail: a country code followed by a number.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- FlagThe country the boat is registered in.See in the glossary
- France
- Keel typeThe weighted fin under a monohull's hull, which stops it drifting sideways and keeps it upright.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- FoilsAn underwater wing that lifts the boat so it drags less in the water and goes faster.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Hull lengthLength of the hull alone, without the bowsprit or protruding appendages.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Max beamMaximum width of the boat; for a multihull, from one float to the other.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- DraftHow deep the boat sits: from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Air draftHeight of the boat above the water: from the waterline to the top of the mast.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Mast heightLength of the mast, from its foot to its top.See in the glossary
- 33.5m
- DisplacementThe mass of the boat ready to sail, equal to the mass of water it displaces.See in the glossary
- 16,500kg
- Upwind sail areaSail area carried when the boat sails towards the wind: mainsail and headsail.See in the glossary
- 411m²
- Downwind sail areaSail area carried with the wind on the beam or from behind, with the big headsails.See in the glossary
- 678m²
History
Launched in 2006 by the Multiplast yard in Vannes to a VPLP design, the 31.5 m trimaran first raced as Groupama 3 under Franck Cammas. After capsizing off New Zealand during a 2008 Jules Verne Trophy attempt, it was rebuilt and in March 2010 set a reference time of 48 days 7 h 44 min. That same year, lightened and re-rigged for solo racing, it won the Route du Rhum.
Sold in January 2013 to Team Banque Populaire, it became Maxi Solo Banque Populaire VII, sailed by Armel Le Cléac'h and then Loïck Peyron, who won the 2014 Route du Rhum with a new race record. In 2015 it passed to the Idec group and was briefly chartered as Lending Club 2 (Transpac, Newport-Bermuda and Cowes-Dinard records), before Francis Joyon took it over in October 2015 as IDEC Sport.
After a failed attempt in early 2016, Joyon and his crew of six took the Jules Verne Trophy on 26 January 2017 in 40 days 23 h 30 min. IDEC Sport also won the 2018 Route du Rhum solo, added further records (La Mauricienne, Tea Route) and finished fourth in the 2022 Route du Rhum.
Since 2023-2024 the boat has been entrusted to Alexia Barrier for 'The Famous Project': relaunched in May 2024, it completed an all-female round-the-world run on 26 January 2026 in 57 days 21 h 20 min, a women's reference time.
Names and sail numbers
What the boat was called and the numbers it sailed under.
Configurations
The boat's specs over time: a refit or a modification can change them.
2006 – 2010
Initial configuration
- Hull length
- 31.5 m
- Max beam
- 22.5 m
- Draft
- 5.7 m
- Mast height
- 41 m
- Displacement
- 19,000 kg
- Upwind sail area
- 557 m²
- Downwind sail area
- 828 m²
since 2010 · current
New configuration
- Mast height
- 33.5 m
- Displacement
- 16,500 kg
- Upwind sail area
- 411 m²
- Downwind sail area
- 678 m²
Life timeline
Names, skippers, shipyards and races, in one place.
Name
- Podium
- Finished
- Retired
- Yard work
Detailed timeline
2023
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2023
Alexia Barrier
2022
9 November 2022
2018
Record · 11 November 2018
2018 Route du Rhum win and record
Won in 7 d 14 h 21 min 47 s with Francis Joyon.
4 November 2018
2017
Record · 26 January 2017
Jules Verne Trophy record in 40 d 23 h 30 min
2015
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2 October 2015
Francis JoyonRenamed
IDEC Sport
Renamed
Lending Club 2
2014
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since September 2014
Loïck Peyron
2013
Sale · 17 January 2013
Sold to Team Banque Populaire
Renamed
Maxi Solo Banque Populaire VII
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2013
Armel Le Cléac'h
2010
Record · 20 March 2010
Jules Verne Trophy in 48 d 7 h 44 min
2008
Capsize · 2008
Capsize off New Zealand
Groupama 3 capsized during a Jules Verne Trophy attempt.
2006
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2006
Franck CammasLaunched as
Groupama 3
Unknown date
In figures
Computed from the results in the directory.
- StartsRaces started in finished editions. Non-starters (did not start, withdrawn) are not counted.See in the glossary
- 2
- WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.See in the glossary
- 1
- PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.See in the glossary
- 1
- Adjusted finish rateLower bound of the 95 % confidence interval (Wilson) of the finish rate: a boat with 1 finish out of 1 start gets 21 %, not 100 %. Greyed out under 5 starts.See in the glossary
- 34%
- raw: 100%
- 2 startsSmall sample
- Mean performanceMean of the percentiles of the classified results. Greyed out under 3 classified results.See in the glossary
- 79%
- 2 classified resultsSmall sample
Computed on 6 Oct 2026.
- LongevityYears from launch to the last start, starts, names carried and skippers.See in the glossary
- 16 years
- 2 starts · 4 names · 1 skippers
Show the data
| This boat | |
|---|---|
| 2018 Route du Rhum | 100% |
| 2022 Route du Rhum | 57% |
Sillage ratingGlicko-2 rating computed per class from every edition: each result counts as duels against the rest of the fleet, one edition weighing one game. Starts at 1,500; provisional while its deviation is above 110.See in the glossary
Per class; the band shows the uncertainty (±2 deviations, about 95 %).
- Sillage ratingGlicko-2 rating computed per class from every edition: each result counts as duels against the rest of the fleet, one edition weighing one game. Starts at 1,500; provisional while its deviation is above 110.See in the glossary
- 1,641
- ± 507
- 2 editions ratedProvisional
- Best ratingHighest rating once established (deviation up to 110).See in the glossary
- —
Computed on 6 Oct 2026.
Show the data
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| 2018 Route du Rhum | 1,662 |
| 2022 Route du Rhum | 1,641 |
Race record
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4 sources · updated 6 Oct 2026