Francis Joyon

French sailor born in Hanches (Eure-et-Loir), active in offshore racing since 1988. Winner of the 2000 Transat anglaise and the 2018 Route du Rhum, he is a record specialist: solo round-the-world records (2004, then 2008 in 57 d 13 h 34 min) and the 2017 crewed Jules Verne Trophy on IDEC Sport (40 d 23 h 30 min). FFV Sailor of the Year 2008.

Nationality: France

Born: 28 May 1956(70 years old)

Gender: Man

Website: www.idecsport.com (opens in a new tab)

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Team Banque populaire
Lorient · Skipper · 1994 – 1998

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- bio— French sailor born in Hanches (Eure-et-Loir), active in offshore racing since 1988. Winner of the 2000 Transat anglaise and the 2018 Route du Rhum, he is a record specialist: solo round-the-world records (2004, then 2008 in 57 d 13 h 34 min) and the 2017 crewed Jules Verne Trophy on IDEC Sport (40 d 23 h 30 min). FFV Sailor of the Year 2008.
- gender— male
- website— https://www.idecsport.com/francis-joyon/
- birth_date— 1956-05-28
- nationality— FR
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