Exiting: 1st footages available since few hours… Beauty 100 ft. Biest in Blue on the water !

Francois Gabart was IMOCA 60/Tornado/F18/FP sailor… and is now in his preperations for participating in the 2015 Transat Jacques Vabre (start on 25th October 2015)… on the brand new maxi Macif Trimaran (LxWxH: 30x23x36 metres) designed by VPLP (as reported earlier by WTE beginning of July). The last edition of this race Gabart abandoned after dismasting his IMOCA 60. – Francois, good luck on this gigantic Maxi Tri !

The Transat Jacques Vabre recalls past ‘Route de Cafe‘. It is a 5,400 miles Atlantic crossing from Le Havre (France) to Itajaí ( Brazil).

More details about the Trimaran MACIF on the official website here.

Maxi Tri MACIF under sails 1st time on 22nd Aug 2015…