Francois Gabart on the maxi trimaran MACIF training off Belle Ile ahead of The Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe

© Vincent Curutchet / ALéA / Macif François Gabart on the subject of Brest Atlantiques: "We have emerged much stronger!"
As far as the MACIF trimaran skipper is concerned, the new Brest Atlantiques race, in which the Ultim' fleet sets off from Brest to Rio and then to the Cape of Good Hope, before returning to Finistère, is a sign of the vitality of the Ultim 32/23 class