The French are at it again. The Ultime trimarans, Sodebo & SVR Lazartique have left again for the round the world record. They tried a month ago but both broke their foils hitting some junk in the Atlantic.

Here's the trackers.

https://trimaransvrlazartigue.com/carte-geovoile/

https://tropheejulesverne.sodebo.com/

Just cruisin' along at 30 knots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnT9DLA5Ep0&t=54s

That's a really wet, cold ride.

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Tom
NACRA 5.7 (1984 Sail 181)
Pennsylvania
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SVR Lazartique broke a while back in the North Atlantic.
Sodebo just broke their rudder somewhere between Australia and Antarctica.

Bummer.

Sodebo Ultim 3 forced to abandon their Jules Verne Trophy attempt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JCVSlJb0GU

Sodebo at 35 knots in the Indian Ocean....go to 10:25 in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpHyhuMTHtIhttp://

It's too bad the two boats couldn't finish. It's a crazy thing they try to do. The record seekers have to seek out bad weather for high winds the whole way around to have a chance. The Jules Verne is basically a circumnavigation of Antarctica, the further south you go the shorter the distance but the worse the conditions!

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Damon Linkous
1992 Hobie 18
Memphis, TN

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SVR Lazartique is on standby.

SVR Lazartique is trying again.

Go fast fellas and don't break the boat or hit something.

That didn't last long. They broke the port foil.