Gitana 18 is afloat and it's a big deal. Why? Because if the team's radical ideas work, the latest Ultim to be launched could mark a big leap forward when it comes to foiling in bigger sea states while raising the speed bar to well over 50 knots at the same time. Following our first glimpse of Gitana 18 earlier this year we get to understand more about a project that took 250,000 hours to design and build. Now we see the real thing in the open.

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As Gitana 18 was craned into the water in Lorient we got the first look at her unusual hulls. If the radical ideas that the team have created work, Gitana 18 could be a game changer for the Ultim class.

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Charles Caudrelier explains why sleep management is so important and why he feels happy sleeping when the boat is doing 40 knots

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