During a six-month long refit the 30m MACIF trimaran was relaunched on July 31 2018.

Ultime trimaran race. Propelled by the trade winds the four Ultime Trimarans keep on racing South at speeds exceeding 30kn direction waypoint Rio de Janeiro BRA. If anyone doubted that the ocean racing multihull scene was a hotbed of innovation the new Sodebo Ultim 3 trimaran will lay those questions to rest. A synthesis of high technology and fine craftsmanship this giant of the seas was recently launched on April 27 in Lorient Brittany.

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. There were a few press releases concerning François Gabarts future program ie.

The inside story of the Brest Atlantiques Race. 31 m long 23 m wide she will have the same measurements as the skippers previous Ultime. Ocean Records La Mauricienne Day 20 Record for IDEC.

The boat was modified - with floats lengthened to 72 feet - and cross beams reinforced for the new loads. The massive Sodebo is the latest Ultime to emerge from the shed. MACIF is 145 tons 98 feet long and 69 feet wide.

Both these boats will return to compete in the Rolex Fastnet Races Open Multihull class only MACIF has been acquired by Team Actual which finished fourth two years ago on their previous Ultime trimaran. From their base in La Trinité-sur-Mer skipper Yves Le Blevec and his team are currently still getting. The drone footage above of Franck Cammas and Charles Caudreliers Gitana Edmond de Rothschild at speed is truly a study.

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 Power of an Ultime Tri. A video of the team out and about in New York has been published.