The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild forced to return to Lorient
Leaving Ouessant this Sunday at the start of the afternoon for a new attempt at the Jules Verne Trophy, the round the world sailing record, the crew of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild announces this evening that they will turn around and return to their home port in Lorient to repair damage to an element of its generator (engine). If the latter is naturally not used in the propulsion of the 32-meter giant, it is however...
16 results in 0.0035 seconds.
-
Gitana Returns To Port After Generator Failure
-
A Quad Of Ultim Maxi Madness
The four competitors of the 24H Ultim made the powder talk this Friday during the speed runs! Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, Maxi Banque Populaire... -
The 30 Plus Knot Charge Towards The Canaries
-
Created by:
Photoboy
in NewsThe 30 Plus Knot Charge Towards The Canaries
For more than 24 hours, the 25 team members of the Finist?re Atlantique Challenge ACTION ENFANCE have been driving their machines at high speed. Evidenced by the average speeds of the Ultims over the last few hours of racing: nearly 34 knots! After a first passage abreast last night requiring numerous maneuvers and changes of sails, the giants of the seas are heading downwind towards Porto.
After a start in light airs, the 4 Ultims carried out trajectories towards... -
Created by:
-
in NewsA Quad Of Ultims Ventures Out Into The North Atlantic
Top start for Finist?re Atlantique -
CHILDHOOD ACTION Challenge Good weather, beautiful sea, and light airs.
This Friday the conditions are almost perfect on the magnificent lake of Concarneau for the start at 1 p.m. sharp of Finist?re Atlantique - Challenge ACTION ENFANCE. Only a few knots of wind are missing to allow the four Ultims to take off and express all their spectacular potential. But, in the light south-westerly flow which sets the tempo,... -
The Big Tri's Depart Concarneau
Top start for Finist?re Atlantique -
CHILDHOOD ACTION Challenge Good weather, beautiful sea, and light airs.
... -
The 2021 Gitana Season Concludes
The curtain falls on a very fine 2021 season for the Gitana Team
Wednesday, 8 December 2021 - On 23 November, Franck... -
Learning To Fly
To enhance performance, it’s important that nothing is left to chance as every detail counts.
In this way, for many years, research... -
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild's Record Run
Two years ago, just a few months after their arrival in the midst of the Gitana Team, Charles Caudrelier and Franck Cammas, together with... -
Mano y Mano Round The World Ultim Style
Solo Ultim World Tour Confirmed for 2023
The first ever single-handed race around the world in the giant Ultim multihulls... -
Gitana Enters The Starting Gates
The crew of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild switches to yellow
Lorient, monday, November 23, 2020 - After a long weather briefing... -
Targeting The 40 Day JV Mark
2020 Season
Reuniting with the ocean!
Lorient, Monday, June 08, 2020 - There is surely no better way to kick off the week than... -
2019 Brest Atlantiques Blasts Off
-
Start Of Brest Atlantiques Postponed
The organizers of Brest Atlantiques have announced this Thursday the postponement of the start of the race , initially scheduled... -
Gitana's First Flight
© benoit stichelbaut / gitana s.a.
A few weeks ago, on 17 July, the day of her launch in Vannes, south-west Brittany, the... -
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild Emerges
A HIGHLY CHARGED DAY FOR GITANA TEAM
FOR 2017-2020 MAXI EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD SÉBASTIEN JOSSE
Suspended...