Phaedo 3, Les Voiles de Saint Barth 2015

The MOD 70 class has had its day... There is no longer a circuit for these boats. Some of them were greatly modified for the Rhum (Gitana and Musadam Oman Sail), whilst others seem to be on stand-by (Spindrift Racing and Paprec Recyclage), and others have finally left for different shores.

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Published 20/04/2015

By Jean-Christophe Guillaumin

Issue: 141

Published: may / june 2015

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The n°1 in the class has left for a round the world trip to assess the state of the sea’s pollution, and the former Foncia has just returned to the West Indies and the famous Team Phaedo (the one with the orange Gunboat...). Phaedo 3’s first race was a real success, as the trimaran shattered the Caribbean 600 record by more than 6 hours, with a time of 1 day and 9 hours for the race. It must be mentioned that the owner, Lloyd Thornburg commandeered the services of Michel Desjoyeaux and Brian Thompson, which helped a bit...
A wrap up of Phaedo³ at Les Voiles de St Barth 2015, 4 Bullets, 1st in Class, and the setter of the new speed record for the event...