For years now, maxi-trimarans, both solo-sailed and fully crewed, have been racing the clock on their own around the world in an eff ort to set ever faster records for the world’s fastest circumnavigation under sail.
Back in 2000-01 there was also a no-holds-barred round-the-word event dubbed simply “The Race,” in which beat out five other fully-crewed catamarans to the finish. Never before, though, has there been a head-to-head round-the-word race between the 105ft boats making up the spectacular maxi-trimaran Ultim 32/23 class—until now.
