Geronimo at the Date Line
The Cap Gemini and Schneider Electric trimaran crossed the antimeridian (International Date Line) at 22:10 GMT Sunday 28 March (estimated time).
She therefore reached and crossed the International Date Line approximately 31 days, 22 hours and 53 minutes after crossing the Jules Verne Trophy start line at 23:17 GMT on 25 February.
This time is even better than that recorded by Geronimo herself in 2003, when she crossed the 180° longitude line (also called the International Date Line) after 32 days, 3 hours, 13 minutes and 47 seconds. Geronimo is therefore ahead of her own performance of last year.
The catamaran Orange, which set the current Jules Verne Trophy record in 2002, took approximately 34 days, 9 hours, 20 minutes to cross this imaginary line at 180° longitude.
In fact, Geronimo has been getting closer to the tip of Brittany at 5°W ever since she crossed 176°E longitude. Olivier de Kersauson and his crew now have the psychological boost of knowing that, from this moment on, every nautical mile covered brings them closer to home and the Jules Verne Trophy finish line.
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