Gabarts New Flying Machine

While it was launched on July 22, SVR-Lazartigue , François Gabart's brand new flying trimaran was baptized with great fanfare two months later, yesterday Monday September 20. In the presence of course of his skipper and his Mer Concept teams, but also of his sponsor Didier Tabary, Founding President of the French cosmetics group Kresk, new owner of the SVR-Lazartigue trimaran and of the movie star Mélanie Laurent. A star who underlined, for example, one of the key figures...

Maxi Popular Bank XI
This morning Armel, Kevin and the Team returned Maxi Popular Bank XI back to the water at Lorient La Base.
The two skippers will resume training this weekend.








It's the start of the Maxi Popular Bank XI Latest Campaign

During the month of August, the Team worked to revise and optimize the trimaran for the Transat Jacques Vabre ...

With less than a week to go, the organising company Azimut is putting the finishing touches to the many details which make the yearly Défi competition such a successful event. Enjoying financial backing from Lorient’s inter-council partnership, technical support from IMOCA and high-quality competition from the 14 teams, there is absolutely no doubt that a major festival of top-level sailing is on the cards from 14 to 19 September. The perfect opportunity then to walk the docks of Lorie...

Since its earliest days, humankind has been intrigued by the power of pictures. The colorful forms and figures our ancestors painted on cave walls are the most ancient storybooks in history, our first works of art. Over millennia, they have passed on tales and traditions, without the use of a single word. A lot has changed for humanity and the planet hosting us since then. Still, storytelling through art is as relevant as ever. Professional offshore sailing team, 11th Hour Racing Team...

Splash down! We're racking up the milestones this week with our new boat. Our #imoca60 11.2 hit the water for the first time yesterday.
Next stop - Concarneau, where we'll haul her out at MerConcept for the final work before sailing.










images©Amory Ross / 11th Hour Racing





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THE BIG REVEAL: Greeted by sunshine, rain and rainbows, 11th Hour Racing Team's IMOCA 60 rolled out of the shed CDK Technologies for the first time today. Today marks a significant milestone for 11th Hour Racing Team as our new boat was rolled out of the shed at CDK Technologies. All pix from Amory Ross/11th Hour Racing Team. Concarneau, France (August 9, 2021) After 24 months of research, development, and construction, 11th Hour Racing Team has unveiled its new IMOCA 60, the fi...

New outing at sea today on the #TrimaranSVRLazartigue! 25°C, clear sky and a merciful sea,
all the ingredients were gathered to allow our navigators to fly away.
At 14 knots of wind, the new Ultim was able to lift over water under the expert control of François Gabart and Tom Laperche.








First drone flight after hoisting the sails of the SVR Lazartigue trimaran which sets sail! A privile...

CDK TECHNOLOGIES TO CONSTRUCT THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE SVR-LAZARTIGUE TRIMARAN Boasting over 35 years’ experience and leading the way in the offshore racing domain, today CDK Technologies is equipped with the very latest state-of-the-art tooling, enabling the yard to produce high-performance composite parts. As such, it was only natural that when François Gabart and MerConcept launched this new trimaran project, they decided to call upon the Breton yard’s experience and expertis...

On board the "SRV-Lazartigue", the navigator intends to beat new records François Gabart launched his new trimaran this Thursday at Concarneau. The SVR-Lazartigue is 32 meters long and weighs 15 tonnes. On board this giant of the seas, the navigator will be at the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre on November 7. A giant of the seas. 32 meters long and 23 m wide, with a mast culminating at 35 m, François Gabart's new trimaran, called SVR-Lazartigue, was launched this Thursday. ...

Back to work for the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild Having set off for offshore training on Friday during the day, the crew of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild returned to their home port in Lorient on early Monday morning. After a rapid start to navigation towards the Fastnet lighthouse, the 32-meter giant headed south in the Bay of Biscay. And while it was sailing at high speeds on Sunday morning, the maxi-trimaran collided with an UFO. An encounter which caused damage to the Maxi's central...