Why Gitana 18 could be the fastest offshore boat ever and how to sleep at over 40 knots...alone

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. Plus, what does it take to get a solo sailor into a mindset where handling a 100ft trimaran on your own is OK? Gitana 18's skipper Charles Caudrelier explains how he has made the transition from a 36ft Figaro monohull to a giant 100ft foiling trimaran and why in his mind the two aren't that different. He also explains how and why he can sleep easy while doing 40 knots.....with no one else aboard. CHAPTERS & LINKS 00:00 Intro 02:00 Going it alone - Charles Caudrelier 06:28 The big technical gamble 07:05 How the foils work 09:29 What’s the process from here? 13:58 Long term goals Gitana 18 - Is this the world’s fastest offshore trimaran? https://youtu.be/sTS31Tpi6uM