ARKEA ULTIM Challenge Race Start and 1st Onboard reports from the Ultims

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As a new chapter in ocean racing history was opened with the start of the inaugural ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, the sun shone on the Rade de Brest, in the west of France, and the modest North Easterly wind was scarcely enough to lift the giant Ultim multihulls, on to their foils, to speed out on to the Bay of Biscay. In a modest 10 knots of North Easterly wind, in front of a sizeable spectator fleet, which braved the winter chill on the water, Tom Laperche, (SVR Lazartigue), made the dream start. Last to dock into Brest yesterday afternoon, after his Ultim had needed six weeks of repairs, Laperche hit the line at speed before building a narrow lead.