The Sodebo team have recommited to their multihull programme and purchased the
maxi trimaran Geronimo and will modify it to compete in the 2014 Route du Rhum.
After another run at the round the world record for Thomas Coville in the
present Sodebo trimaran it will go on sale. Interesting times indeed in French
multihull racing. There must have been some number crunching going on as to
which boat when modified has the better speed potential.
The following is
a rough bing translate of this article (in French)
http://www.sodebo.fr/voile/actualites/article/sodebo-lance-nouveau-defi-avec-geronimo
14/02/2013
Sodebo launches a new challenge with Geronimo
WITH THE
ACQUISITION OF THE FAMOUS 'GERONIMO' OF OLIVIER DE KERSAUSON, SODEBO WROTE A NEW
PAGE OF ITS HISTORY IN SAILING.
Once again, SODEBO confirms its
commitment to the extreme sailing. Undertaking chose sponsoring sailing 15 years
ago to accompany its development, confirms its communication strategy. With this
acquisition, SODEBO signed a new story of men and transmission.
SODEBO
loves new challenges and "after six years with the 105 feet (31 meters), we
wanted to acquire a more versatile than our current trimaran vessel typed
records alone. Geronimo must allow us, after work, attend races multi-format
with as the first objective, the Route du Rhum 2014, " explains Patricia
Brochard, co-Chair of SODEBO, which States that Thomas Coville, designated
skipper of SODEBO, will try to establish as expected by the fall of 2013, a new
absolute record around the world solo and multihull on Sodebo 105 foot maxi
which will then put on sale.
Designed by the architects Van Peteghem and
Lauriot Prévost, Geronimo has proven its reliability. This Ocean and performance
of 111 feet almost 34 meters long trimaran traveled about 100,000 miles with
Olivier de Kersauson without ever knowing of major problems. It is also the
platform from which the VPLP architects were able to develop the ultimate
Groupama 3 and Bank Populaire v.
"Geronimo gave us lots of emotions and
pleasure, full of beautiful records, including the Transpac and the Australia
which are always, ' tells Olivier de Kersauson. "This is the first large
trimaran, designed in an era dominated by catamarans, and took many risks with
it. He we well made it. He even made us pass the Horn in hellish conditions
where no other boat happened! Geronimo is often found in rough conditions
(broken arm in the waste of the tsunami in the Indian past the Horn in full
baston), it has not been spoiled in weather and had to pay quite a lot of broken
pots, but this boat has the soul and it has always allowed us to go home with
pride.''
Olivier de Kersauson knows well the current skipper of SODEBO
have embarked it in 1997 as a simple crew: "Thomas is going to do what I would
do if I could still, we are online on the objectives and the means to achieve
this. It gives me pleasure that this ship exists and is still evolving in its
hands. Thomas has a team that develops, reflects, navigates lot and everywhere,
they are people whom I esteem. With our experience and our partner Cap Gemini
and Schneider, we had optimized this boat to the best of our means and the tech
available, without savings or compromised. It can still evolve, remain a
reference. This really makes us pleasure Sodebo and Thomas give a future to all
that has been," says Olivier de Kersauson. "
Thomas Coville and his team
who are trying to build the team's design team, have already chosen architects
(VPLP), the (Multiplast) and Hervé Devaux Structure. They know all the platform
to have designed and built with Olivier de Kersauson who, says Thomas "was one
of the first to believe in the trimarans for extreme adventures. This gentleman
has marked my life,'' continues it by explaining how Kersauson was the trigger
of his life at sea. "I did my first around the world with him on Sport Elec in
1997, a victorious Jules Verne. At the time, from around the world in a
multihull, it was a real adventure. I have a clear story with him with his
paternalistic side that impressed me at first, then amused. When it crosses, one
must be careful because it does not leave you indifferent. It follows today. The
story is pretty. "
SODEBO welcomes this transmission between the two
sailors ' whose personality, spirit, and the courses have similarities with our
history," adds Patricia Brochard. "Whether in Sodebo, Thomas Coville or Olivier
de Kersauson, found this pioneering spirit reflected by a real boldness through
committed choice. What are these risks assumed catch that lead us further.
"
Along with this acquisition, the vendéen company confirms develop its
reflection to initiate a new program of races off the coast that goes beyond
solitaire and the only record attempts."For months, we are working on a new
circuit that we planned to finalize and to concretely in the year 2013,'' says
the co-Chair of SODEBO pursuing consultations with Thomas Coville and his team."
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