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Ultime trimaran race. Martin Keruzoré Sodebo. If there was ever any doubt as to the speed potential for the eye-popping Ultime maxi-trimaran class the first 24 hours of the Brest Atlantiques race have surely put such doubts to rest. The first big ocean test for the Ultime trimarans broke new ground.

The trimaran currently being finalized in Concarneau will bear the colors of the three brands of the group and will be named SVR-LAZARTIGUE. The Bridge a race across the Atlantic pitted 4 Ultime trimarans against the Queen Mary 2. The weather conditions were not favorable for the trimarans and they were not able to best the QM2.

The winning trimaran from the group of Ultimes was not surprisingly the newest Macif skippered by Francois Gabart took the line honors. The answer is the Ultime trimaran designed by the French-based masters of the genre VPLP. There were a few press releases concerning François Gabarts future program ie.

At the end of April the trimaran emerged from Team Actual shed in its new livery. A synthesis of high technology and fine craftsmanship this giant of the seas was recently launched on April 27 in Lorient Brittany. The start will be on the 2 mile strait of Goulet de Brest between the Saint-Mathieu point and the Toulinguet lighthouse which will also act as the finish line.

The demand from Sodebo sponsor of veteran solo sailor and sometime Jules Verne record holder Thomas Coville was for a boat that. A video of the team out and about in New York has been published. The race tracker the news and the videos the moderate winds allowed to produce drone selfies.

It is distinguished from the other boats in the class by three rather innovative characteristics. The massive Sodebo is the latest Ultime to emerge from the shed. From their base in La Trinité-sur-Mer skipper Yves Le Blevec and his team are currently still getting.