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Banque Populaire IX

Built two years after the first version of Macif 100 and skippered by Armel Le Cléac’h, Banque Populaire IX is much, much more of a foiler than François Gabart’s initial Ultim.

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Designed to the maximum dimensions permitted by the Ultim 32/23 class rule, she was designed specifically for big foils, as well as a T-board and T-rudders (rudders fitted with elevators).

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Longer, beamier, heavier, stiffer and more powerful than Macif 100, she was initially designed for solo circumnavigation and, with some adaptations, short-handed racing. She sank during the 2018 Route du Rhum, and her successor was launched in the spring of 2021.

Launched

2017

Category

Ultim

Architect

VPLP Design

Builder

CDK Technologies

Materials

carbon

Length

32 m

Beam

23 m

Draft

4,50 m

Air Draft

38 m

Propulsion

Sail

Sail Area

460 m² / 700 m²

Sun Fast 30 One Design

Paragon

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