Gitana, the 17th to bear the name

This new boat was first thought about in 2013, construction started in October 2015 and the launch took place in the middle of last July. This brand-new boat, 32m long and 23 wide, carries 650m² of sail downwind, for a displacement of 15.5 tonnes. Innovative planing hulls, T-shaped rudders, L-shaped foils, very carefully-designed platform aerodynamics – the vocation of everything aboard Gitana 17 is flying, and the team hopes that they have the tool to be the first flying ocean-racing boat.

The boat’s first race will be the Transat Jacques Vabre in October, with Sébastien Josse and Thomas Rouxel, but the n°1 aim remains the 2018 Route du Rhum.

Information: www.gitana-team.com