who are the six navigators attacking the globe? Their strengths and weaknesses

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The six adventurous sailors at the start of the Ultim world tour

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SLIDESHOW – Meet the six sailors who will set off from Brest on Sunday for the first solo maxi-trimaran race around the world.

Six sailors will depart from Brest on Sunday for the Arkea Ultim Challenge, the first edition of the solo Ultim round-the-world race: Armel Le Cléac’h (Maxi Banque Populaire XI), Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild), Tom Laperche ( SVR-Lazartigue), Thomas Coville (Sodebo 3), Anthony Marchand (Actual) and Éric Péron (Adagio).

The top three are favorites at the controls of the fastest machines in the class on paper, with perhaps a very slim advantage over Le Cléac’h, recent winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre. Coville’s boat, very reliable like all the other Ultims, is perhaps a notch below the trio mentioned in terms of pure performance, but Sodebo seems to have a head start on the other two projects of Marchand and Péron. Presentation of the strengths and weaknesses of each participant, all in images.

The six adventurous sailors at the start of the Ultim world tour

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