What is more beautiful than a child's smile, his blanket in hand, in front of a Christmas present? Perhaps Tom Laperche's in front of the Ultime SVR Lazartigue trimaran. At 24, the sailor who is presented as the new nugget of French sailing will start this Sunday at Le Havre for the Transat Jacques Vabre aboard François Gabart's new flying multihull. To pilot with him this carbon monster launched on July 22 and capable of flying above the waves at more than 40 knots, the winner of the Vendée Globe 2012-2013 and record holder for the round the world in a solo multihull has chose the youngster Tom Laperche rather than a seasoned sailor. A daring choice.
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Tom is surprisingly mature and wise for his young age,
Gabart explains
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He really has his head on his shoulders.
And for having sailed very early on flying boats (moth, flying phantom), he has this DNA.
Tom is no daredevil.
It is super structured and has the ability to repeat its score.
I want to navigate
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