Winter sailing to test foils and rudders for François Gabart

© Alexis Courcoux / MACIF

François Gabart took advantage of the fine weather in La Forêt-Fouesnant to sail with other skippers on his M24. The goal? To test new appendages for the Macif trimaran, which is currently undergoing a winter refit.

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