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THE ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - BREST WELCOMES A SIXTH CANDIDATE IN THE PERSON OF ERIC PÉRON (ADAGIO)
“_We are delighted with the arrival of a sixth candidate alongside the five already registered. We also welcome with pleasure ADAGIO, a new leading player in offshore racing, reacts Joseph Bizard, General Director of OC Sport Pen Duick, organizer of the event. _This is very good news for the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest. Of course, for his registration to become definitive, Eric Péron must still subscribe to the administrative formalities of the registration file. He must manage this last...
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ALL ENTHUSIASTIC AND MOBILISED!
**Close-knit and determined partners This race, which for a long time seemed to be an unattainable dream for many skippers and ocean racing enthusiasts, has been made possible thanks to the commitment of the partners mobilised to ensure the success of this first edition. The ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - Brest corporate club, supported by l'association des Conquérants Bretons, la Région Bretagne, ARKEA and organiser OC Sport Pen Duick, demonstrated this on Wednesday evening by bringing them all...
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FIVE GIANTS ASSAULTING HISTORY
© polaRYSE / GITANA SA An experienced trio and two “bizuths” Among these sailors, three qualified by crossing the finish line of the last Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe. This is the case of the winner of la Transatlantic, Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild), Thomas Coville (Sodebo Ultim 3, 3rd in Guadeloupe) and Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire XI). The two “bizuths” of the class, Anthony Marchand and Tom Laperche, who respectively succeed Yves Le Blevec and François Gabart...
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200 DAYS UNTIL THE START GUN !
Alpina, audacity, adventure and innovation The start will be on January 7, 2024 in Brest that is in 200 days time. A particularly symbolic date for the teams, the organization (OC Sport Pen Duick), their Title Partner (Arkea) and the Main Partners (Brest Métropole and City, the Brittany Region, the Department of Finistère). This group is now joined on this unprecedented adventure by Alpina. The Swiss watchmaker which celebrates 140 years in business in 2023 and has always been driven by an...
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BREST, AS AN EVIDENCE !
Julien Carmona, Président of Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and of Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne : « Le Crédit Mutuel Arkéa is proud to be the title partner of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - Brest alongside local economic and institutional players, with whom we have the pleasure of exchanging and working on a daily basis. The headquarters of our group is in fact located near Brest and this territory represents one of our historic employment areas. As a financial partner, we rely on our strong local roots to...
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RACE NOTICE REVEALED!
What should we remember from the points of settlement of this great first? Firstly, the appearance of the course. “It’s a world tour “from West to East”, in the direction of the prevailing winds and currents. The start will be given outside Brest harbor. The competitors will then have to go beyond the Capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin and Horn, leaving them to port. Same thing for the Antarctic continent and the ice zone. The finish, for its part, will be judged outside Brest harbor”, details...
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THE COUNTDOWN IS LAUNCHED ONE YEAR FROM DEPARTURE, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN ON JANUARY 7, 2024
While the time is for wishes, what should we wish for skippers accustomed to races or records aboard giant trimarans? An ultimate challenge, an event never before contested, organized specifically for these racing beasts. A wish that will come true on Sunday January 7, 2024, with the departure of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest, the first round-the-world race and solo race reserved for sailboats in the Ultim 32/23 Class. Gathered in Brest, port of departure, this Friday January 6, just one...
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THE ULTIM 32/23 CLASS READY FOR THE ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – BREST!
Traveling around the world solo aboard an Ultim 32/23? The challenge is gigantic and this is the promise of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - Brest. A race awaited by all enthusiasts of navigation, innovation and human challenge which, more than ever, takes on its full meaning after the remarkable success of La Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe 2022. A demanding event which has not only proven the good health of the class but also and above all its maturity. In fact, despite particularly...
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ARKEA BECOMES TITLE PARTNER OF THE ULTIMATE SOLO ROUND THE WORLD RACE ORGANISED BY OC SPORT PEN DUICK
**Single-handed circumnavigation of the globe aboard an Ultim 32/23: a historic first in racing! Five boats have already signed up for this exceptional race, and potentially seven "giants of the seas" will set off from Brest, with a solo skipper on board, in an attempt to complete a circumnavigation from West to East, via the 3 capes (Good Hope, Leewin and Horn). A human and technological challenge taken up by the sailors of the Ultim 32/23 Class, accompanied by their owners and partners....
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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...
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THE ULTIMATE SOLITARY WORLD TOUR WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2023!
The long-awaited summit It has been more than 15 years since the first ideas were born to create a solo round-the-world tour of the largest multihulls, these high-tech machines now united in a large fleet. The crazy hope of seeing these marvels of innovation cut through the wind all around the globe had unfortunately not yet come to fruition. And for good reason, the equation between technical evolution, reliability, temporality and ambitious program was complex. The first edition, which will...
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