The Ultim single-handed round the world race

Green light for 2023!

For 15 years now, race organizers, skippers and sponsors have been dreaming of THE great universal race - a single-handed round-the-world race on board large ocean-going trimarans. This project is now becoming a reality - OC Sport Pen Duick announced on July 7th, 2021 that this race will take place in 2023, in collaboration with the Ultim 32/23 Class.

Published 08/07/2021

By Emmanuel van Deth

Issue: SP16

Published: aug. / sept. 2021

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It will have been necessary to wait until these incredible flying machines had proved to have sufficient reliability, and that the race schedule fits in with other races, along with many other factors... The announcement was apparently very well received by the skippers. Several have already formalized their commitment to enter: Actual (Yves Le Blevec), Banque Populaire (Armel Le Cléac'h), Brest Ultim Sailing (TBC), Maxi Edmond de Rothschild (Charles Caudrelier) and Sodebo (Thomas Coville). As for SVR-Lazartigue, a project led by François Gabart, they are willing in theory. The start and finish port should be the city of Brest, in Brittany, unless there is a major change of plans.