Geronimo (Trimaran Yacht) 2001

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She is a French trimaran yacht designed to break great offshore records. It was skippered by the French yachtsman Olivier de Kersauson. It was launched on Saturday 29 September 2001 in Brest, France by Marie Tabarly. Architects ; Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost, VPLP, Vannes

Length : 33.80 m (111 ft), width : 21.1 m (69 ft), waterline : 32 m (105 ft), height from water : 42 m (138 ft), mast (monolithic carbon fiber): 39 m (128 ft), displacement : 20 tons, sails : upwind=535 m² / downwind=925m², crew : 10.

Some records of her as follows;

29 April 2004, after three unsuccessful attempts, Geronimo, skippered by Olivier de Kersauson, wins the Jules Verne Trophyfrom Bruno Peyron in 63 days, 13 hours and 59 minutes. Trophy taken back in 2005 by the same Bruno Peyron.

July 2005 : Fastest sailing around Australia in nearly 17 days and 13 hours.

November 2005 : Geronimo, skippered by Olivier de Kersauson, breaks the Los Angeles -Honolulu record in 4 days and 19 hours.

April 2006 : Transpacific, east to west (San Francisco - Yokohama) in 14 days and 22 hours. Record beaten in 2008 by Gitana 13.

June 2006 : Transpacific, west to east (Yokohama-San Francisco) in 13 days and 22 hours.

Qatar 2005, S.G.?, Scott: 995.

Source: Wikipedia.

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19 May 2013 was relaunched after modification at the Multiplast yard in Vannes, France as the SODEBO ULTIM.
Displacement 14 ton, dim. 31 x 21m.
Sail area 444 m² upwind, 663 m² downwind Crew 1

December 2016 : Around the world sailing record single-handed as SODEBO ULTIM by Thomas Coville in 49 days 3 hours 7 minutes and 38 seconds (7 days less than Francis Joyon's previous record).

Source : Wikipedia