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GITANA 18 - HOW IT WORKS
This is an exceptional machine. Three years in design and build, the latest maxi Edmond de Rothschild, Gitana 18 has been designed to set new offshore records both fully crewed and solo.
And while it’s a bold claim before the boat has even touched the water, there’s very good reason to believe the team.
The sistership G17 was designed to fly in optimum conditions, G18 is designed to fly in big seas states. No one has cracked this yet, so to achieve this has required an ingenious and innovative approach.
We headed to her base in Lorient to see her for real and speak to some of the key players behind this extraordinary machine.
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