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Multihull line honours for Maxi Edmond de Rothschild in the Rolex Fastnet Race

by RORC 10 Aug 2021 06:15 AEST 9 August 2021

Video from Cherbourg as Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, co-skippered by Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier, took multihull line honours in the 49th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race!

The Ultim trimaran completed the course in 1 day, 9 hours, 15 minutes and 54 seconds.

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