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Geronimo (yacht)

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Designer(s)
  
VPLP

Beam
  
21.1 m (69 ft)

Launched
  
2001

Skippers
  
Olivier de Kersauson

Mast height
  
39 m (128 ft)

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Displacement
  
20 t (20 long tons; 22 short tons)

Length
  
33.80 m (110.9 ft) (LOA) 32 m (105 ft) (LWL)

Geronimo is a French trimaran 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.

Geronimo is purchased by Sodebo in February 2013 and takes the name Sodebo Ultim. It is now skippered by Thomas Coville.

Records

  • 29 April 2004, after three unsuccessful attempts, Geronimo, skippered by Olivier de Kersauson, wins the Jules Verne Trophy from 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. This record was broken in July 2015 by Lending Club 2 co-skippered by Renaud Laplanche, and Ryan Breymaier with a time of 3 days, 18 hours, 9 seconds.
  • 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.
  • 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).

    • References

    Geronimo (yacht) Wikipedia
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