Top start for Spindrift 2 on the Jules Verne Trophy

© Eloi Stichelbaut

Spindrift 2 crossed the imaginary starting line of the Jules Verne Trophy, this Sunday, November 22 at 04:01:58 GMT (5:01:58 French time). To win the trophy, he will have to complete his circumnavigation and return before January 6, 2016 at 17:43:51 GMT.

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