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.
Just cruisin' along at 30 knots.
That's a really wet, cold ride.
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
Sodebo at 35 knots in the Indian Ocean....go to 10:25 in the video.
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
SVR Lazartique is on standby.