In fact, under the new colours of Actual Leader, hides Thomas Coville's previous trimaran bought at the end of the last Route du Rhum.
As a reminder, the former Ultim Sodebo had been involved in an accident during the previous Route du Rhum, the port link arm had suffered from slamming, delaminating their carbon structure.
And after 6 months of work, or 13,590 hours of work, the new Ultim Actual Leader has finally returned to the water. The site was the occasion for a complete painting, an optimization of the fittings and electronics.
A team effort
The Ultim Actual Leader team is composed of 15 people who exercise their talent through a dozen professions such as composite, hydraulics, mechanics, electronics, computer science, seamanship, engineering. In fact, we broadcast
In fact, we broadcast a web-series on offshore racing professions through Yves Le Blevec's team.
The Ultims a class of tenors
In the 32/23 Ultims class, which includes Yves Le Blevec, there are François Gabart (Macif), Franck Cammas-Charles Caudrelier (Edmond de Rothschild), Thomas Coville (Sodebo 3) and Armel Le Cléac'h (Banque Populaire). Macif leaving the CDK site in Lorient In the 32/23 Ultims class, which includes Yves Le Blevec, there are François Gabart (Macif), Franck Cammas-Charles Caudrelier (Edmond de Rothschild), Thomas Coville (Sodebo 3) and Armel Le Cléac'h (Banque Populaire).
For Yves, the start of the racing season will be inaugurated by the Tour de Belle-Île, where amateur boaters will have the pleasure of meeting this three-legged giant close by.
Yves and his team will follow on the Armen Race at the end of May and then the Rolex Fastnet Race this summer. In focus, the main objective of this season is the Atlantic Brest, which will be launched on November 3.
Yves Le Blevec, skipper of the Ultim Actual Leader:
"This is a great moment for the whole team. We have done a lot of work. Like all of you, we are discovering for the first time the boat and its new colours, under the sun. He's really very handsome! Beyond the colours, there has been a lot of work, which has involved a lot of different expertise (...)
From now on, we are moving on to another dimension, from technology to maritime and competition. The core team will remain. Another team, focused on pure performance, will be formed. We will do the same work on the water to discover and analyze the boat that was done on land this winter. "
