Sailing World article on Ultime trimarans

James Boyd has penned an article on the latest generation of Ultime trimarans for Sailing World:

http://www.sailingworld.com/ultimate-machine?dom=rss-default&src=syn

The current class of Ultime trimarans is bigger and more complex than ever, but a new breed of sailor knows how to handle them.

Since François Gabart won the Vendée Globe at age 29, he and his sponsor MACIF have graduated to the Ultime class, with a giant multihull launched last year purpose-built for singlehanded long-distance racing and record breaking. Gabart won last fall’s doublehanded Transat Jacques Vabre, and proved this was no fluke by winning the Transat bakerly singlehanded across the Atlantic, from England to New York, in May.

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Francois Gabarts' new Macif Ultime trimaran out for first test sail

Francois Gabart's new Ultime racing trimaran "Macif" launched at Lorient

Francois Gabart's new Ultime trimaran "Macif" has been launched an impressive gallery of photos has been posted on Facebook by "Ultim Boat".

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.675681012533478.1073741843.483745085060406&type=3

A video of the launch has also been posted:

Macif Ultime trimaran, video update shows construction progress at CDK Technologies

The new Macif trimaran to be skippered by Francois Gabart is coming together at the CDK Technologies construction facility.