Ultim Challenge
Third Placed Armel Le Cléac’h Passes Cape Leeuwin and is catching Coville in Ultim Challenge
30th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Under Australia, the third placed skipper, Armel Le Cléac'h on Maxi Banque Populaire XI, continues to erode miles from the Ultim Challenge lead of second placed Thomas Coville (Sodebo Ultim 3) despite gruelling conditions. Eight days ago there were nearly 1200…
Charles Caudrelier Into the 'Second Half' of Ultim Challenge Round the World Race
29th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Lying in second place on the Ultim Challenge round the world race for foiling giant multihulls, Thomas Coville passed Cape Leeuwin last night. But the redoubtable French skipper didn't really have time to celebrate as he is riding a very…
New Indian Ocean Solo Record for Ultim Challenge Leader Charles Caudrelier
28th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Ultim Challenge solo round-the-world race leader Charles Caudrelier sailed into the Pacific Ocean last night after setting a new solo record time for the passage of the Indian Ocean between Cape Agulhas in South Africa and the longitude of Tasmania.…
Ulitm Challenge Leader Charles Caudrelier 600 Miles to Sail to the Longitude of Tasmania
26th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
After 20th night at sea since departing Brest, France, this Friday evening the Ultim Challenge round the world solo race leader Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) has about 600 miles left to sail to the longitude of Tasmania and the…
Ultim Challenge Leader Caudrelier Stays on Target to Break 42 Day Round the World Solo Record
25th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Ultim Challenge leader Charles Caudrelier is approaching the longitude of Cape Leeuwin on the leading edge of a new front, sailing along the ZEA, which is not an easy feat. He should pass Australia's Great Cape at the end of…
Coville Confirms Broken Foil Control System Suffered in Ultim Challenge Race
23rd January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Thomas Coville, the solo skipper of Sodebo Ultim 3 admitted to having suffered some technical damage last Wednesday in his Ultim Challenge Race bid. Although it is not a structural failure, Coville reports, "I am handicapped on one side, but…
Ultim Challenge Leader Caudrelier Continues Fast Speeds in the Indian Ocean
22nd January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Charles Caudrelier, leader of the Ultim Challenge Race round the world, is passing the NE corner of the Kerguelen Islands exclusion zone, racing on a SE’ly course at around 35kts as he plunges towards the ice exclusion zone. The skipper…
Ultim Challenge: Laperche Reaches Cape Town, Caudrelier at the Kerguelens
22nd January 2024 Ultim Challenge
After suffering damage to his daggerboard and daggerboard well four days ago, Tom Laperche (SVR Lazartigue) has arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, and this morning was in a holding pattern waiting for the strong breeze to diminish to allow…
After suffering damage this morning at around 0430hrs UTC, when lying in second place in the Ultim Challenge - Brest, some 1300 nautical miles west of Cape Town, solo skipper Tom Laperche on the ULTIM SVR Lazartigue is heading towards…
Major Damage to the Trimaran SVR – Lazartigue in the Ultim Challenge
18th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
The ULTIM SVR-Lazartigue trimaran, which is racing in the South Atlantic towards the Indian Ocean, is in second place in the Ultim Challenge Race. Tom Laperche has suffered damage to the daggerboard following a collision that occurred last night at…
Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) has opened a 70 miles lead on second-placed Tom Laperche (SVR Lazartigue) as the Arkea Ultim Challenge-Brest's two pacemakers contemplate their rapid descent into the Southern Ocean, set to pass Tristan de Cunha tonight,…
Tom Laperche Leads Ultim Challenge on Southbound Express, Le Cléac'h Plans Recife Pitstop
14th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Racing 250 nautical miles ENE of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, this evening, Tom Laperche leads the Ultim Challenge race by 54 miles from Charles Caudrelier. SVR Lazartigue was the first to cross the Equator into the Southern Hemisphere Saturday 13th…
Passing through the Doldrums at speeds of the 22-24kts, Ultim Challenge leader SVR Lazartigue sailed by Tom Leperche looked set to be first to cross the Equator into the southern hemisphere early this evening. The 26 year old has opened…
Passing some 195 to 200 miles west of the Canary Islands this Wednesday afternoon, the leaders of the Ultim Challenge are setting up for the first big low pressure system of the race so far, one which holds winds to…
Light Winds and Sunshine for Ultim Challenge Start from Brest (Live YouTube Start Link Below)
7th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
The world's first-ever solo multihull race around the world, the Ultim Challenge-Brest, is set to kick off on Sunday from Brest, France. The six intrepid skippers are expecting light winds and some winter sunshine for their send-off, but the stress…
Sunday is D-Day for Six Solo Ocean Racers as Ultim Challenge Round the World Starts
6th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Six of the biggest, fastest ocean-going sailing craft in the world are set to be raced solo around the world for the first time starting on Sunday from the French Atlantic port of Brest around the 22,460 nautical miles classic…
