A maxi trimaran for Edmond de Rothschild.

Trimaran gitana xvii. Then came the first boat entirely developed by the team. All crew on board are ok. The Gitana 17 the fastest ocean ship in the world.

At the end of last week just a matter of hours was all it took for the Gitana Team to go from the satisfaction of a record time for its descent of the Atlantic aboard its flying maxi-trimaran to the great disappointment of discovering damage on its rudder which definitively put an end to its Jules Verne Trophy record attempt. Its design was already based on the characteristics that were to become the hallmark of the team. The 100ft Ultime trimaran is the culmination of three years of work by the team and brings together developments from areas as diverse as the Vende Globe IMOCA 60s the Americas Cup and the MOD70 trimarans.

The boat is a Lock Crowther Design 93 built for legendary australian sailors Ian Johnston and Cathy Hawkins. 2016 Maxi trimaran Gitana 17 2018 Pogo 650 foiler. Gitana 17 cest le Maxi-Trimaran Edmond De Rothschild mastodonte de 15 tonnes capable de voler.

Many thanks indeed to John Mee for sending through these photos from the scene. Nevertheless Gitana 17 and likely Banque Pop central foil with flap has this foil with downforce capability I suppose tests are currently or will be done. Gitana 17 le bateau-volant.

The Ave Gitana electric racing trimaran was built in New Zealand by Grant Wichman and launched 1991 in Auckland. Scroll to top. The Gitana 17 and its skipper Sébastien Josse who entered the first edition of the Brest World Ultim Tour in 2019 will take part in the Transat Jacques Vabre in November 2017 and the Route du Rhum in 2018.

A sailing boat under construction that we were able to visit this week in preview guided by its future skipper Sébastien Josse and the general manager of the team Cyril Dardashti. Her skippers Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier are preparing to attempt the absolute record of sailing around the world in less than 40 days. It is the sister ship of their famous Australian Trimaran Balena Bullfrog Verbatim Pacific Cranes Australias Child Aero Current sunshine now again Continue Reading.