SVR Lazartigue, 2nd Place in the ULTIMs in the 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre. Arrival in Martinique.

We are Sailing Media only and to help us as we are not sponsored please Subscribe, Like, Share and check the Uploads Alert "Bell." By challenging Banque Populaire XI for victory over fourteen days, S V R Lazartigue has certainly ensured the Ultim race on the Route du Café has been an exciting one. Leaders from the start to Madeira and then around Ascension, François Gabart and Tom Laperche pushed constantly and were often a thorn in their side for the leading duo, but in the end they were unable to do anything about the speed of Banque Populaire XI downwind. This is the third time in three transatlantic races since its launch in 2021 that S V R Lazartigue has finished irunners up. François: “We’re pleased to be here and have crossed the Atlantic, but a bit disappointed, as we would have liked to have won. We were up against people stronger than us. I don’t think we missed any strategic or tactical choices, but they were fast, very fast downwind. They sailed well and deserved to win. We are going to have to continue to progress and I hope Tom will win the next one. This has been a long series of second places since 2018. The positive thing is that each time, we’re not far off it. We’re close to winning, which is great. We have had some fantastic races, got it right, enjoyed ourselves, but it would nice to win.”