Banque Populaire V left today on her Jules Verne Trophy record attempt

4:43 PM Sat 22 Jan 2011 GMT

'Banque Populaire V crosses the start line en route to the Jules Verne Trophy attempt' BPCE/ Benoit Stichelbaut &copy

The boat and the crew have been set for weeks. They set off this morning from the Port du Chateau in Brest and crossed the start line off Ushant at 11h11m45sec (UTC) for the Maxi Trimaran Banque Populaire?s first attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy. Pascal Bidegorry and his 13 crew have to be back in less than 48 days, 7 hours, 44 minutes and 52 seconds in order to beat the record time established by Groupama 3 in March 2010. A tricky window It was just before 9 am this morning when the Maxi Trimaran left the dock, in ...

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