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Wipro partners with Famous Project for sailing challenge
The Famous Project crew will be led by offshore skipper Alexia Barrier having 20-year career experience and has sailed the equivalent of 10 laps around the planet, completing the iconic solo.
Wipro Limited has partnered with The Famous Project, a sailing challenge. / (Image: Wipro)
Technology services and consulting company Wipro has partnered with The Famous Project, a sailing challenge by female professional sailors from around the world to take on the Jules Verne Trophy - the prize for the fastest circumnavigation of the planet, considered the toughest ocean challenge in the world.
Thierry Delaporte, chief executive officer and managing director of Wipro Limited, said, "The Famous Project is the first of its kind, and therefore unique. This all-women crew of expert sailors will create history and pave the way for many more. We are proud to support this extraordinary project that reflects Wipro’s spirit of bold ambition.”
Recognizing this as the opportunity to take up global challenges and foster education around the importance of ocean health, skipper Alexia Barrier, said, "Wipro, as a company and as a global community, shares the same values as us: taking on great challenges, performing at the highest level, while knowing how to take care of each other and respect our planet. Speaking on behalf of the whole team at The Famous Project, we are so proud to be part of this big family to take on this dream challenge together.”
According to a press statement, the Famous Project crew will be led by offshore skipper Alexia Barrier who has 20 years of career experience and has sailed the equivalent of 10 laps around the planet, completing the iconic solo, non-stop Vendée Globe in 2021 and racing across the Atlantic no less than 18 times.
Dee Caffari (GBR) the co-skipper is a record-breaking round-the-world sailor with six circumnavigations under her belt and is the only woman to have sailed around the world solo, in both directions. The team will head out on a training program before their record-breaking attempt starting in October 2025. The crew will sail on the 100-foot Ultime trimaran IDEC Sport, the boat that currently holds the Jules Verne record.
The technology company will issue data insights and live monitoring, bringing contextualized information to prompt the crew to make certain adjustments on the boat or to their routines to enhance their performance. "Our engineers are working closely with The Famous Project team to support their performance analysis through an innovative dashboard and the creation of a ‘digital twin’ of the boat," Wipro said.
The press statement also emphasized the main objectives of The Famous Project: breaking the record for the fastest crewed circumnavigation of the planet; the current record, set in 2017 by French Skipper Francis Joyon and his all-male crew, stands at 40 days 23 hours 30 minutes and 30 seconds; setting a world-first record for an all-female crew; collecting data on ocean health for scientific research; and building an educational program on environmental protection.
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