ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE BREST - Guided Tour of Banque Populaire with Armel Le Cléac’h

► And they’re off! Sunday January 7th at 13:30 local time, six sailors set off single-handed from Brest aboard the fastest offshore sailing machines for a round-the-world voyage via the great capes, no less! This challenge is being finally contested almost 20 years after it was first imagined. It will be one of the most demanding events, perhaps dethroning the unbreakable Vendée Globe (which follows the same course, but aboard 60-foot monohulls). This time, we’re talking about 100-foot-long (30 m) foiling trimarans capable of speeds in excess of 40 knots! This could well be the race of the century! Although conditions at the start were very favorable, with a good northeasterly flow and plenty of sunshine, the weather forecast does not augur well for what’s to come. Quite the contrary, in fact, as the competitors will have to adapt from day to day, which has nothing to do with a prepared and discreetly orchestrated start as part of a record – as a reminder, the famous solo record