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Images and video of the launching of Banque Populaire IX

by Sail-World.com on 31 Oct 2017
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 Voile Banque Populaire
After more than two years and 135,000 man hours Team Banque Populaire and Armel Le Cléac'h have launched the Ultim class Maxi Banque Populaire IX, a new generation racing multihull.

Tipping the scales at 14 tonnes, she was launched at Lorient on October 30, 2017. The maxi trimaran is designed for single handed racing.



- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire


- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire
- Banque Populaire - Launch - Lorient, October 2017 © Voile Banque Populaire

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