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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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