Banque Populaire team has confirm that the ULTIM Maxi Baque Populaire XI has suffered damage to the central rudder after an incident.
Caudrelier on Maxi Edmond de Rothschild first past Cape Horn.
French skipper Charles Caudrelier on the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild is first to past Cape Horn
Charles Caudrelier now less than 1000 miles from Cape Horn
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest leader Charles Caudrelier is now less than 1,000 miles from Cape Horn and Sunday afternoon was making a steady 24 knots.
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Leader slows to avoid brutal storm systems at Cape Horn
Race leader Charles Caudrelier has paused his attack and slowed Maxi Edmond de Rothschild down whilst he waits for two brutal storm systems to pass him by
New Indian Ocean record for Caudrelier on Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE solo round the world race leader Charles Caudrelier sailed into the Pacific Ocean after setting a new solo record time for the passage of the Indian Ocean
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Anthony Marchand (Actual Ultim) has restarted
Anthony Marchand (Actual Ultim) has restarted after stopping in Cape Town for exactly 24 hours.
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Leader Caudrelier passing the Kerguelen Islands
Charles Caudrelier, leader of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, is passing the Kerguelen Islands exclusion zone, racing on a SE’ly course at around 35kts as he plunges towards the ice exclusion zone.
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Leaders pass Cape of Good Hope
Friday, 19 January at 13:32:22hrs UTC, ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest leader Charles Caudrelier crossed the latitude of the Cape of Good Hope
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Major damage to the trimaran SVR – Lazartigue
The ULTIM SVR-Lazartigue trimaran has suffered damage to the daggerboard following a collision.
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Le Cléac’h to make stopover in Recife
Armel Le Cléac’h, Maxi Banque Populaire XI, is to make a stopover in Recife
ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Top duo open the gap
The leaders of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, Tom Laperche and Charles Caudrelier, head south in a steadily building trade wind
ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Tom Laperche regains lead
Tom Laperche (SVR Lazartigue) is back leading the ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest fleet this Thursday morning.
