Video: Sodebo Ultim 3 closes in on Jules Verne Trophy record... but there's a sting in the tail

Sting in the tail for Sodebo Ultim 3
by Mark Jardine / Team Sodebo
After 36 days and 17 hours at sea, Thomas Coville and his team have just 2,000nm to go on their Jules Verne Trophy record attempt, but the conditions ahead they have to face are the strongest winds and the biggest seas of their entire circumnavigation.After 36 days and 17 hours at sea, Thomas Coville and his team have just 2,000nm to go on their Jules Verne Trophy record attempt, but the conditions ahead they have to face are the strongest winds and the biggest seas of their entire circumnavigation.Posted 21 Jan 2026

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Sodebo Ultim 3 closes in on Jules Verne Trophy record... but there's a sting in the tail

Submitted by Sail-World, showing footage from 2026

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