After 16 days at sea, damage to a rudder of Sodebo Ultim 3 has forced Thomas Coville and his crew to abandon their attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy record
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Sodebo falls behind Jules Verne record schedule
Sodebo Ultim 3 is now 50 miles behind Idec Sport’s Trophée Jules Verne record time, heading due east towards Cape Leeuwin
Trophée Jules Verne – Sodebo head below Kerguelens
Sodebo Ultim 3 has slowed over Tuesday night, with a decrease in their lead over Idec Sport’s Trophée Jules Verne record time – now at 235 miles
Spithill to join United States SailGP Team
Jimmy Spithill has signed on to become CEO and helm of the United States SailGP Team for 2021
Sodebo Ultim speeds to the Deep South
On Saturday morning, Thomas Coville and his seven crew are averaging 34 knots, which allowed them to increase their lead over the Idec Sport chart
Trophée Jules Verne – Sodebo Ultim ahead of Record Pace
Thursday morning Sodebo Ultim 3 is sailing at 33 knots and is 162 miles ahead of the Idec rophée Jules Verne record pace
Trophée Jules Verne – Sodebo Ultim 3 recovering lost miles
Sodebo Ultim 3 had its slowest day on Sunday since leaving Ouessant, slowed down in a capricious doldrums but is now picking up speed – over 20 knots on average
UFO damage to Gitana who abandon Trophée Jules Verne record attempt
Following damage that occurred when the boat collided with a UFO Thursday, the Gitana Team (Franck Cammas, Charles Caudrelier FRA) are returning to Lorient
Sodebo and Gitana start Trophée Jules Verne record attempt
The two maxi-trimarans – ‘Sodebo’ (Thomas Coville FRA) and ‘Gitana’ (Franck Cammas, Charles Caudrelier FRA) – made a quick start to their Trophée Jules Verne record attempt
SailGP head to Bermuda and Southern Italy for start of 2021/22 season
The SailGP organisation has announced a new schedule for the first half of its delayed second season. The opening 2021/22 series events are now set for Bermuda and the southern Italian city of Taranto
Back to Black for Maxi-Trimaran ‘Edmond de Rothschild’
The Maxi-Trimaran ‘Edmond de Rothschild’ returned to Code Black at Ushant today with the deterioration of the weather window
SailGP rolls out new multi-teaser trailer series
SailGP continues down the multi-teaser-trailer route with a new content series launch that promises ‘global audiences unprecedented access’ to its F50 League 2021 season
