Engineering:Geronimo (yacht)

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Geronimo
Designer(s)VPLP
Launched2001
Racing career
SkippersOlivier de Kersauson
Specifications
Displacement20 t (20 long tons; 22 short tons)
Length33.80 m (110.9 ft) (LOA)
32 m (105 ft) (LWL)
Beam21.1 m (69 ft)
Mast height39 m (128 ft)
Sail area535 m2 (5,760 sq ft) (upwind)
925 m2 (9,960 sq ft) (downwind)
Crew10
Sodebo Ultim
Designer(s)VPLP
Launched2013 (re-launch after modification)
Racing career
SkippersThomas Coville
Specifications
Displacement13 t (13 long tons; 14 short tons)
Length102 ft (31 m)
Beam70 ft (21 m)
Mast height115 ft (35 m)
Sail area4,779 sq ft (444.0 m2) (upwind)
7,136 sq ft (663.0 m2) (downwind)
Crew1

Geronimo is a French trimaran designed to break great offshore records. It was skippered by the French yachtsman Olivier de Kersauson. It was launched on Saturday 29 September 2001 in Brest, France by Marie Tabarly.

Geronimo was purchased by Sodebo in February 2013 and renamed Sodebo Ultim. The trimaran was heavily modified with a shorter and lighter central hull, a new mast and new cockpit configuration, making it more suitable for long-distance solo sailing.[1] It is now skippered by Thomas Coville.

Records

  • 29 April 2004, after three unsuccessful attempts, Geronimo, skippered by Olivier de Kersauson, wins the Jules Verne Trophy from Bruno Peyron in 63 days, 13 hours and 59 minutes. Trophy taken back in 2005 by the same Bruno Peyron.
  • July 2005 : Fastest sailing around Australia in nearly 17 days and 13 hours.[2]
  • November 2005 : Geronimo, skippered by Olivier de Kersauson, breaks the Los Angeles - Honolulu record in 4 days and 19 hours.[2] This record was broken in July 2015 by Lending Club 2 co-skippered by Renaud Laplanche, and Ryan Breymaier with a time of 3 days, 18 hours, 9 seconds.
  • April 2006 : Transpacific, east to west (San Francisco - Yokohama) in 14 days and 22 hours.[3] Record beaten in 2008 by Gitana 13.
  • June 2006 : Transpacific, west to east (Yokohama - San Francisco ) in 13 days and 22 hours.[2]
  • December 2016 : Around the world sailing record single-handed as Sodebo Ultim by Thomas Coville in 49 days 3 hours 7 minutes and 38 seconds (7 days less than Francis Joyon's previous record).

References

Records
Preceded by
Orange with Bruno Peyron
Jules Verne Trophy
2004–2005
Succeeded by
Orange II with Bruno Peyron