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Argo Racing trece la un catamaران Ultim pentru recorduri mondiale
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Echipa americană Argo Racing abandoneaza monocorul MOD70 pentru a construi un trimaran Ultim de 32 de metri, proiectat de VPLP Design și construit de Multiplast. Noul vas, lansat în 2029, va permite echipei să atace recordurile mondiale de viteză pe Atlanticul de Nord și alte rute prestigioase, imposibile cu barca anterioară.
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After sailing in recent years on the MOD70, the American team Argo Racing is shifting to the Ultim-sized trimaran for a crewed record-breaking campaign. The 105-footer will be conceived by VPLP Design with French builder Multiplast in Vannes aiming for a 2029 launch.
American Jason Carroll has recently been campaigning the MOD70 Argo, the sixth boat in this one-design series launched in the early 2010s. Argo has been considerably optimized since then, allowing it to build an impressive track record, from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean and across the Atlantic.
But the new Ultim-sized trimaran (32 meters long by 23 meters wide) will allow the team to aim higher.
"We had a great campaign with the MOD70, but we reached the limits of what that boat could achieve in terms of records," explains Chad Corning, managing director of Argo Racing. "We are very interested in the North Atlantic record, the Route of Discovery, all the big top-tier records that were just not achievable in the MOD70. To meet those goals, we needed a bigger boat, and here we are." - Full report
American Jason Carroll has recently been campaigning the MOD70 Argo, the sixth boat in this one-design series launched in the early 2010s. Argo has been considerably optimized since then, allowing it to build an impressive track record, from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean and across the Atlantic.
But the new Ultim-sized trimaran (32 meters long by 23 meters wide) will allow the team to aim higher.
"We had a great campaign with the MOD70, but we reached the limits of what that boat could achieve in terms of records," explains Chad Corning, managing director of Argo Racing. "We are very interested in the North Atlantic record, the Route of Discovery, all the big top-tier records that were just not achievable in the MOD70. To meet those goals, we needed a bigger boat, and here we are." - Full report
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Publicat 14 aprilie 2026, 13:55