T-90 days before the flight of the giants
As announced last April by the Ultim Class 32/23, on Sunday 3rd November this year, Actual Leader, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, the Trimaran MACIF and Sodebo Ultim’3 will find themselves on the starting line of a race never before undertaken. Departing from Brest, a port where countless records have been made, the giants will set sail on a 14,000-mile loop around the Atlantic, touring half the globe. The Brest Atlantiques will be the first large-scale head-to-head between the four major players in the fleet of the Ultim Class 32/23 and their skippers, ready to brave the Atlantic and make this extraordinary adventure a reality.
The course:
Accompanied only by a media man to record this epic race from on board, each pair of skippers will battle it out to be the first to return to the Finistère capital. That is after crossing the Bay of Biscay, catching the trade winds towards the equator, sailing around the mileposts just off Brasil – “Ilhas Cargarras” – and then another off the Cape of Good Hope – “Robben Island” – before starting on the return back to Brest.
The extremely varied weather conditions of the course will give these exceptional sailors complete freedom in adapting their sailing conditions and speeds to make the most of these high-tech giants, the Ultims.
The line-up and the provisional crews:
Actual Leader :
Yves le Blevec, Alex Pella (co-skippers) and Ronan Gladu (media-man)
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
Franck Cammas, Charles Caudrelier (co-skippers) and Yann Riou (media-man)
Trimaran MACIF
François Gabart, Gwénolé Gahinet (co-skippers) and Jérémie Eloy (media-man)
Sodebo Ultim 3
Thomas Coville, Jean-Luc Nélias (co-skippers) and Martin Kéruzoré (media-man)
Brest Atlantiques online:
For more details on this unique and unprecedented event, as well as the key players taking part, check out the official website here: https://www.brestatlantiques.com and follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The official hashtag of the race is #BrestAtlantiques. Check out teaser here:
Agenda:
The first official partners and suppliers will be revealed at the end of August.
Two press conferences will be held; the first in Brest on the 5th September and the second in Paris on the 6th September. More details to follow shortly.
Dates to remember:
Saturday, October 26th at 10am: The Brest Village opens in Quai Malbert
Sunday, November 3rd: Start of the Brest Atlantiques race
The countdown is now well and truly underway, with 90 days to go before the start of the race. On Sunday 3rd November, the Brest harbour – a truly unparalleled setting – will see everyone come together from Brest, Finistère, Brittany and even further afield, in order to watch the Ultims set off towards the vast Atlantic ocean, which this autumn will transform into the playing field for the Actual Leader, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, the Trimaran MACIF and the Sodebo Ultim’3.
