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Sailing: The first round-the-world solo race on Ultim maxi-trimarans will take place at the end of 2023

2021-12-07T10:29:38.994Z


Initially scheduled for 2019 but postponed due to numerous serious damage to the boats on the Route du rhum 2018, the first ...


Initially scheduled for 2019 but postponed due to numerous serious damage to the boats on the Route du Rhum 2018, the first solo round-the-world race on Ultim maxi-trimarans (32 meters long, 23 wide) will take place at the end of 2023. The start and finish of this great premiere will take place in Brest. "

It's a new page of ocean racing that is being written

", rejoices Jean-Bernard Le Boucher, general manager of the Ultim Class who hopes for "

up to seven boats

" on the starting line.

Are already guaranteed to participate:

Edmond de Rothschild

(Charles Caudrelier),

SVR Lazartigue

(François Gabart),

Banque Populaire XI

(Armel Le Cléac'h),

Sodebo

(Thomas Coville) and

Actual

(Yves Le Blévec).

These five maxi-trimarans have just taken part in the Transat Jacques Vabre won by Charles Caudrelier and Franck Cammas (

Edmond de Rothschild)

.

All of them joined Fort-de-France.

Only

Sodebo

(Thomas Coville-Thomas Rouxel) had to make a stop to repair a broken foil after a collision with an ofni.

Source: lefigaro

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