Francis Joyon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Francis Joyon
Occupation	Explorer
Date Of Birth	May 28, 1956(1956-05-28)
Age	68
Birthplace	Hanches
Country	France
Birth City	Centre-Val de Loire
Horoscope	Taurus

Francis Joyon Biography

Francis Joyon is one of the most popular and richest Explorer who was born on May 28, 1956 in Hanches, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Francis Joyon (born 28 May 1956) is an French professional sailing racer and yachtsman. Joyon and his crew are the holders of the Jules Verne Trophy for circumnavigation on IDEC SPORT (40 days, 23 hours, thirty minutes and 30 seconds) which is five days shorter than the previous time of reference. He was the holder of his record as the most efficient single-handed sailing circumnavigation in 2008 to 2016.

On the 9th of May, 2006 Joyon announced that the new muilti-hull that will be named IDEC 2. The new boat was designed to be a solo boat, unlike the first IDEC that was intended to be a crewed sailboat. Design was developed by Nigel Irens & Bernard Cabaret. IDEC 2, which weighs eleven tons which is a significant difference to his previous vessel which was 16 tons and also has 10% more sail area. The new vessel was viewed as able to take 3 days off of the previous record, in similar weather conditions.

In February 2005, Ellen MacArthur beat Joyon’s record by 1 day eight hours and 35 mins and 49 seconds.

Francis Joyon Net Worth

Francis Joyon is one of the richest Explorer from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Francis Joyon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While he was previously regarded as an offshore sailor, the most notable rise to fame occurred in February 2004 when Breton became the fastest solo yachtsman. He set an unbeatable time of 22 hours, 54 minutes and 22 seconds, which is more than 20 days quicker over the record previously set of the circumnavigation.

On July 6, 2005, Francis Joyon and IDEC crossed the line of finish in the area between Lizard Point and Ushant 6 days, 4 hours, 1 min and 37 seconds following the beginning in Ambrose Light off New York and broke the record of 11 years old set by Laurent Bourgnon for the single-handed crossing of the Atlantic Ocean with a sailing boat. In the same journey, he also broke the 24 hour time record in single-handed sails, taking 543 nautical miles (1,006 kilometers) in a single day on July 3 2005. Joyon’s record-breaking journey ended badly on July 7, while the boat was returning towards his port of home following his transatlantic race. Joyon was the only one who refused assistance to get the boat home after the finish line, and was left alone and sailing across the English Channel. In a crucial moment, exhausted Joyon went to sleep as the ship continued to operate on autopilot. IDEC crashed into the Pointe de Penmarc’h on the Breton coast. The trimaran, worth EUR4 million, was damaged; Joyon escaped without injury.

On 23 November 2007 Joyon set off in IDEC 2 in an attempt to beat Ellen MacArthur’s world record for a single handed circumnavigation. He achieved this on 20 January 2008 in 57 days, 13 hours 34 minutes and 6 seconds, in a voyage that is regarded as one of the most impressive sailing feats in recent history and in a time nearly two weeks less than the previous record.

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Francis Ranked on the list of most popular Explorer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Francis Joyon celebrates birthday on May 28 of every year.