Geronimo (yacht)
French trimaran
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. In January 2003, skipper Kersauson said that the Geronimo was attacked by a giant squid during an attempt to win the Jules Verne Trophy.
In February 2013, the Geronimo was purchased by the agri-food company Sodebo 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. It is now skippered by Thomas Coville.
In 2019, Actual acquired Sodebo Ultim' and the boat was renamed Actual Leader.
Successor bearing Sodebo name
On 20 December 2024, the boat's successor, the Ultim class Sodebo Ultim 3, built to an innovative new design and launched on 2 March 2019, set off on an attempt at the Jules Verne Trophy.
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.
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