Back on 6 February, the polaRYSE teams immortalised the moment that the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild rounded Cape Horn. It was a incredibly thrilling moment for Charles Caudrelier, who was leading the Arkea Ultim Challenge fleet at that time. A Cape Horner for the 4th time in his career, the skipper of Gitana Team drew attention to the historical significance of this passage for the racing stable owned by Ariane and Benjamin de Rothschild, for himself, as well as for offshore racing, as it heralded the very first Horn for a flying boat!
For Yann Riou and Marin Le Roux, privileged observers of the magical moment, the rewards were all the more wonderful as pulling off such a shoot is truly exceptional given the number of boxes that have to be ticked even to be there: administrative constraints, the weather conditions required to fly over the legendary rock and above all the boat’s trajectory.
On the day in question, the planets were perfectly aligned and the results are truly breathtaking. We take you behind the scenes of this film shoot at the end of the world.