Ultim Challenge
Ultim Challenge: The Optimism of Le Cléac’h, the Prudence of Caudrelier
18th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
After having to pitstop in Rio because of the loss of two of his rudders, third-placed Ultim Challenge skipper Armel Le Cléac'h is hopeful of returning to the race course sometime today. At the end of the day yesterday, the boss…
Ultim Challenge Race: Le Cléac'h Stopped. Caudrelier Dodges Bullet. Coville Should Move to Second Place
17th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Since Friday afternoon (UTC), second-placed Ultim Challenge, solo skipper Armel Le Cléac’h has been docked in Rio de Janeiro. He should be overtaken today by Thomas Coville (3rd), who is progressing off the Brazilian coast and was 225 miles south…
Le Cléac'h Heads into Rio de Janeiro Technical Stopover in Ultim Challenge After Damage to Two Rudders
16th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Second placed skipper on the Ultim Challenge Race Armel Le Cléach is a few miles from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil early this Friday afternoon, set to meet members of his shore team at the start of a technical stopover which is…
Ultim Challenge Race Leader Charles Caudrelier is Back in the Home Hemisphere
16th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Race leader Charles Caudrelier is back in the northern hemisphere after returning across the Equator at 0744hrs UTC this morning. After a long, slow spell in light airs, Thomas Coville has wind again; Armel le Cléac’h, his ULTIM MAXI Banque…
Damage to Armel Le Cléac'h’s Maxi Banque Populaire XI in Ultim Challenge
15th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Armel Le Cléac'h’s Maxi Banque Populaire XI, a giant racing trimaran competing in the solo round the world Ultim Challenge race, has suffered damage to its central rudder after an incident. The Banque Populaire team confirmed the news in a…
Coville Round Cape Horn in Ultim Challenge, Le Cléac'h Peaks at 47 knots!
12th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Very early Monday morning, at 00:40hrs UTC, Thomas Coville, skipper of Sodebo Ultim 3 passed Cape Horn in third place on the Ultim Challenge solo round the world race. Coville crossed almost five days after race leader Charles Caudrelier and…
Armel Le Cléac’h Rounds Cape Horn in Ultim Challenge as Éric Péron Enters Pacific
11th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Second-placed Armel Le Cléac’h crossed Cape Horn in the Ultim Challenge very manageable conditions this Sunday morning at 05:01:50hrs UTC. In fifth Éric Péron was about to enter the Pacific this morning. Third placed Thomas Coville had a big scare…
Ultim Challenge's Anthony Marchand (Actual) Forced to Make Technical Stop in New Zealand's South Island
10th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
At 0143hrs UTC Anthony Marchand notified the Ultim Challenge race direction that he had started a technical stopover. Now at anchor in Dunedin, on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, his repairs have begun. Meanwhile, Cape Horn is coming…
Caudrelier's Luck Runs Out in Ultim Challenge as Éric Péron Reaches Leeuwin, Plus a Challenging Exit from Cape Horn Ahead
9th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
In fifth place on the Ultim Challenge, Éric Péron, racing the non-foiling Adagio Ultim, was just about to cross Cape Leeuwin this Friday morning at around 0730hrs. At the other end of the race course, climbing north in the South…
Before Charles Caudrelier passed Cape Horn last Tuesday, icebergs were seen north of the AEZ (Antarctic Exclusion Zone). And so with Armel Le Cléac'h (2nd) and Thomas Coville (3rd) set to round the third great cape this weekend, the Ultim…
Ultim Challenge Skippers Make Meaningful Speeds in Pacific and Indian Oceans
7th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
The Pacific and Indian Oceans give the Ultim Challenge skippers conditions for making meaningful speeds. A big low is a major impediment to progress for race leader Charles Caudrelier in the South Atlantic, but with a lead of 2,577 nms, the…
Charles Caudrelier Passes Cape Horn in Ultim Challenge Solo Race Around the World
6th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
French sailor Charles Caudrelier, the long-time leader of the Ultim Challenge solo multihull race around the world, has become the first to pass Cape Horn. The landmark was passed at 17:08:20hrs UTC on Tuesday, marking a significant moment in the…
Having been forced to slow for two days Ultim Challenge leader Charles Caudrelier has built some meaningful speed towards the east again and is heading towards Cape Horn at a little over 20 knots this morning with some 1200 nautical…
Coville Back on Ultim Challenge Course, The Race Within the Race Resumes
3rd February 2024 Ultim Challenge
On this fourth weekend of the Ultim Challenge, the five skippers racing are all hoping for better things in the near future. Leader Charles Caudrelier is hoping that Cape Horn is passable in the near future. Armel Le Cléac'h and Thoma…
The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild team has said this morning that their Ultim Challenge leading skipper Charles Caudrelier has made the decision to put his race on hold for an indefinite period because of the weather conditions which were expected for…
Ultim Challenge Skipper Thomas Coville Heads for Hobart for Pulpit Repair
31st January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Ultim Challenge skipper Thomas Coville is heading to Hobart for a technical stopover, Armel Le Cléac’h is taking a safe, northerly route ahead of a big Southern Ocean storm. Race leader Charles Caudrelier has under 2,500 miles to Cape Horn…
