THE ULTIMATE SINGLE-HAND WORLD TOUR WILL LEAVE FROM BREST IN 2023
In 2023, there will be six solo sailors, at the helm of their giant multihulls of the seas, to leave Brest and its famous harbor for an oceanic loop which will take on the appearance of a planetary regatta, before returning to the waters of the Iroise Sea. . A long-awaited event, supported by OC Sport Pen Duick, already organizer of The Transat CIC departing from the Finistère port in 2020 and 2024, and all the players and owners of large 32-meter ocean trimarans, this gathering of professionals gathered around these incredible machines to defy the laws of navigation... and levitation.
If the departure date for this Ultim Solo World Tour has not yet been firmly decided, one thing is certain: institutions, sailors and organizers are already looking towards 2023.
They said :
François Cuillandre, Mayor of Brest and President of Brest Métropole:
“This is an important announcement for Brittany, for our territory and for sport in general. We are very proud to welcome the start of this new great adventure in the round-the-world race in Brest. It is of course a privilege for our territory, but it is above all the result of an ambition and long-term work to make Brest, and its harbor, the most beautiful in the world, a stronghold of the boating and sport. We are all looking forward to seeing these giants of the seas that are the Ultims set sail from the port of Brest, with the best skippers in the world on board. I have no doubt that the public will respond, and that this event will become a great popular celebration.”
Loïg Chesnais-Girard, President of la Région Bretagne :
“This Ultim Solo World Tour will be an extraordinary adventure that already fascinates our territory.
This event resembles Brittany and the Bretons with its values of humility, passion and commitment but also its ability to team up together, behind these sailors who will board these extraordinary boats.
These boats which are also designed, designed and built in Brittany, everywhere we have these companies which are capable of networking for joint projects.
The sea, this capacity for adventure, this capacity for commitment, this is Brittany and what we will experience in 2023! »
Maël de Calan, President of the conseil départemental du Finistère :
“We did not hesitate for very long when the Groupe Télégramme and la Ville de Brest asked us to be partners, because, fundamentally, these major ocean races belong to Brittany. It was important for us to have a big race around the world and this one completely meets the level of ambition that must be ours. The department of Finistère is proud to be one of the main partners of sailing in Brittany, from amateur clubs to great champions.
We are also joining this event for Brest, where we know the role that the metropolis plays in economic and tourist attraction, and in the notoriety of our department. We will seek to ensure that everyone who follows this feat remembers that Brest is at the tip of Brittany and in Finistère. Le département du Finistère is extremely happy to be a partner of this race... for sailing, for Brest and for Finistère! »
