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Showing posts with label Ultime/G class multihulls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ultime/G class multihulls. Show all posts
Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Lending Club team withdraw from Transpac race in order to challenge outright record held by Olivier de Kersauson on Geronimo

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The Lending Club 2 team have officially withdrawn from the Transpac race in order to catch a more suitable weather window for their LA to Ho...
Friday, 5 June 2015

Francis Joyon on the new IDEC trimaran (formerly Groupama3/BPVII) to make attempt to better Jules Verne record

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Francis Joyon has announced that he will attempt to better the Jules Verne record currently held by Banque Populaire V on his new trimaran t...
Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Spindrift Racing update, new mast under construction for maxi Spindrift 2

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From the following press release by Spindrift Racing: http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2015/03/le-nouveau-mat-de-spindrift-2-un-travail-dor...
Sunday, 15 March 2015

Banque Populaire VII renamed Lending Club for a Summer season of record breaking

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It's no secret that Francis Joyon is going to take over Banque Populaire VII as the new IDEC trimaran but in the interim the maxi trimar...
Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Prince de Bretagne Maxi 80 team set new reference time for Round the Island of Martinique route

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From the following article (in French) on bien glace: http://www.bienglace.com/video-exclu-images-a-bord-du # and the rough bing transla...
Friday, 28 November 2014

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

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The new Macif trimaran to be skippered by Francois Gabart is coming together at the CDK Technologies construction facility. 
Saturday, 21 June 2014

Sodebo team update, Thomas Coville and Olivier de Kersauson head out for a sail on the new Sodebo Ultim

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Sodebo Voile - Thomas Coville : Olivier de... by sodebo-voile There is also a press release from the team here: http://www.sodebo.fr/vo...
Monday, 2 June 2014

Francis Joyon's new record route Bordeaux to Rio/Friendship Route (Route de l ´ Amitié) added to benchmark times by the WSSRC

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John Reed of the World Speed Sailing Record Council has announced the establishment of a new world record for the 'Friendship Route'...
Tuesday, 20 May 2014

The new Sodebo Ultime is now launched

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Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Sodebo Ultime trimaran, Out of the shed at Multiplast

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From the following press release (in French) by the Sodebo Team: http://www.sodebo.fr/voile/actualites/article/grand And the rough bing ...
Thursday, 17 April 2014

Sodebo Ultime trimaran approaching completion at Multiplast

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The crew at Multiplast are hard at work and aiming for a launch in May of the new Sodebo Ultime which utilises some parts of the former Gero...
Wednesday, 4 December 2013

New collective of Ultime multihull owners (Banque Populaire, Macif and Sodebo) to organise races and pool resources

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An interesting development is the recent formation of a collective of Ultime multihull owners. They are planning to organize races and poo...
Tuesday, 3 December 2013

MOD70 update, Krys Ocean Race delayed till 2016 change of format will see the event welcome oceanic multihulls 50' and over

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From the following article submitted to Sail-World by multionedesign http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Krys-Ocean-Race---New-format-dedi...
Thursday, 31 October 2013

Prince de Bretagne Maxi 80 relaunched after various upgrades the installation of a new central rudder and repairs to the mast canting system

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From the following article on the Prince de Bretagne website: http://www.princedebretagne-mer.com/actualites/324-le-maxi-80-prince-de-bret...
Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Banque Populaire VII, virtual 3D tour of the maxi trimaran

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Banque Populaire VII has posted up a virtual tour of the maxi trimaran Banque Populaire VII. The 3D viewer is here: http://www.voile.ban...
Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Macif Team to join the Ultime Class with new 100' VPLP designed trimaran

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From the following article (in French) on http://www.macifcourseaularge.com http://www.macifcourseaularge.com/actualites/un-trimaran-aux-c...
Friday, 12 July 2013

Prince de Bretagne Maxi update, modifications planned

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The Prince de Bretagne team are planning some modifications to the Prince de Bretagne Maxi.  The plan is to implement a canting mast to allo...
Monday, 17 June 2013

Francis Joyon smashes record on New York to Lizard route

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From the following Sail-World article submitted by Mer et Media http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Francis-Joyon-shatters-North-Atlantic-...
Monday, 10 June 2013

Route des Princes update, first offshore leg Valencia to Lisbon underway

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The first leg of the Route des Princes has started.  You can view the tracker here: http://tracking.routedesprinces.fr/fr/
Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Maxi trimaran Banque Populaire VII (former Groupama3) out of the shed and relaunched

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The former Groupama3 since purchased by Banque Populaire and now renamed Banque Populaire VII is out of the shed after a repaint and refit. ...