Andi Robertson
Andi Robertson is an international sailing journalist based in Scotland
Caudrelier’s Ultim Challenge Finish is Expected to be Between Midnight and Noon
26th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
This Monday morning the Ultim Challenge leader Charles Caudrelier, the solo skipper of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, has about 455 miles to the finish line. But the conditions remain tough all the way to Brest and the leader is staying…
Caudrelier is Back on Track for Ultim Challenge Finish on Monday or Tuesday
24th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Charles Caudrelier, skipper of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, race leader of the Ultim Challenge left his Azores weather stopover at 0945hrs UTC this morning, according to race direction. He has just over 1,100 miles to go to the race finish…
Ultim Challenge Leader Caudrelier Expected to Restart from the Azores Today
24th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Sheltered in the Azores since last Wednesday, the leader of the Ultim Challenge Race Charles Caudrelier should leave today which could see him cross the finish line between Monday noon and Tuesday noon according to Race Direction. In second Thomas Coville…
Ultim Challenge Winner in Waiting is 'Patient, Prudent and Poised….'
22nd February 2024 Ultim Challenge
In Horta in the Azores Ultim Challenge, leader Charles Caudrlier and his team remain patient. In second place, Thomas Coville crossed the Equator yesterday afternoon while the race’s three sailors were climbing the South Atlantic. On Brest’s Quai du Commandant…
With Less Than 1,200 Miles To Finish, Ultim Challenge Leader Caudrelier Takes Shelter in the Azores
21st February 2024 Ultim Challenge
With less than 1,200 miles to finish the Ultim Challenge, Charles Caudrelier on the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, leader of the race since the end of January, has elected to take shelter in the Azores, thereby making a technical stopover.…
Ultim Challenge: The Optimism of Le Cléac’h, the Prudence of Caudrelier
18th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
After having to pitstop in Rio because of the loss of two of his rudders, third-placed Ultim Challenge skipper Armel Le Cléac'h is hopeful of returning to the race course sometime today. At the end of the day yesterday, the boss…
Ultim Challenge Race: Le Cléac'h Stopped. Caudrelier Dodges Bullet. Coville Should Move to Second Place
17th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Since Friday afternoon (UTC), second-placed Ultim Challenge, solo skipper Armel Le Cléac’h has been docked in Rio de Janeiro. He should be overtaken today by Thomas Coville (3rd), who is progressing off the Brazilian coast and was 225 miles south…
Coville Round Cape Horn in Ultim Challenge, Le Cléac'h Peaks at 47 knots!
12th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Very early Monday morning, at 00:40hrs UTC, Thomas Coville, skipper of Sodebo Ultim 3 passed Cape Horn in third place on the Ultim Challenge solo round the world race. Coville crossed almost five days after race leader Charles Caudrelier and…
Armel Le Cléac’h Rounds Cape Horn in Ultim Challenge as Éric Péron Enters Pacific
11th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Second-placed Armel Le Cléac’h crossed Cape Horn in the Ultim Challenge very manageable conditions this Sunday morning at 05:01:50hrs UTC. In fifth Éric Péron was about to enter the Pacific this morning. Third placed Thomas Coville had a big scare…
Ultim Challenge's Anthony Marchand (Actual) Forced to Make Technical Stop in New Zealand's South Island
10th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
At 0143hrs UTC Anthony Marchand notified the Ultim Challenge race direction that he had started a technical stopover. Now at anchor in Dunedin, on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, his repairs have begun. Meanwhile, Cape Horn is coming…
Caudrelier's Luck Runs Out in Ultim Challenge as Éric Péron Reaches Leeuwin, Plus a Challenging Exit from Cape Horn Ahead
9th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
In fifth place on the Ultim Challenge, Éric Péron, racing the non-foiling Adagio Ultim, was just about to cross Cape Leeuwin this Friday morning at around 0730hrs. At the other end of the race course, climbing north in the South…
Before Charles Caudrelier passed Cape Horn last Tuesday, icebergs were seen north of the AEZ (Antarctic Exclusion Zone). And so with Armel Le Cléac'h (2nd) and Thomas Coville (3rd) set to round the third great cape this weekend, the Ultim…
Ultim Challenge Skippers Make Meaningful Speeds in Pacific and Indian Oceans
7th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
The Pacific and Indian Oceans give the Ultim Challenge skippers conditions for making meaningful speeds. A big low is a major impediment to progress for race leader Charles Caudrelier in the South Atlantic, but with a lead of 2,577 nms, the…
Having been forced to slow for two days Ultim Challenge leader Charles Caudrelier has built some meaningful speed towards the east again and is heading towards Cape Horn at a little over 20 knots this morning with some 1200 nautical…
Coville Back on Ultim Challenge Course, The Race Within the Race Resumes
3rd February 2024 Ultim Challenge
On this fourth weekend of the Ultim Challenge, the five skippers racing are all hoping for better things in the near future. Leader Charles Caudrelier is hoping that Cape Horn is passable in the near future. Armel Le Cléac'h and Thoma…
The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild team has said this morning that their Ultim Challenge leading skipper Charles Caudrelier has made the decision to put his race on hold for an indefinite period because of the weather conditions which were expected for…
Ultim Challenge Skipper Thomas Coville Heads for Hobart for Pulpit Repair
31st January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Ultim Challenge skipper Thomas Coville is heading to Hobart for a technical stopover, Armel Le Cléac’h is taking a safe, northerly route ahead of a big Southern Ocean storm. Race leader Charles Caudrelier has under 2,500 miles to Cape Horn…
Third Placed Armel Le Cléac’h Passes Cape Leeuwin and is catching Coville in Ultim Challenge
30th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Under Australia, the third placed skipper, Armel Le Cléac'h on Maxi Banque Populaire XI, continues to erode miles from the Ultim Challenge lead of second placed Thomas Coville (Sodebo Ultim 3) despite gruelling conditions. Eight days ago there were nearly 1200…
New Indian Ocean Solo Record for Ultim Challenge Leader Charles Caudrelier
28th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Ultim Challenge solo round-the-world race leader Charles Caudrelier sailed into the Pacific Ocean last night after setting a new solo record time for the passage of the Indian Ocean between Cape Agulhas in South Africa and the longitude of Tasmania.…
Ultim Challenge Leader Caudrelier Stays on Target to Break 42 Day Round the World Solo Record
25th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
Ultim Challenge leader Charles Caudrelier is approaching the longitude of Cape Leeuwin on the leading edge of a new front, sailing along the ZEA, which is not an easy feat. He should pass Australia's Great Cape at the end of…
