The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild offshore winged trimaran has been launched. The multihull, named Gitana-17, is equipped with giant foils 5 metres high and 3 metres wide and retractable T-floats. Its construction took more than 20 months and 170 thousand man-hours. The trimaran, designed by GuillaumeVerdier, is on its way to Lorient, where it is to be fitted with a 35-metre mast that will carry 650m2 of sails
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Big ship, big foils.
Image courtesy of:
Yann Riou , Gitana S. A.