Start of assembly of the new Gitana 11
12/06/2009 - 10:00 - Since January 2009 Gitana Team’s shore crew has been getting down to the business of transforming Gitana 11. The victorious trimaran in the Route du Rhum 2006 under the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group, has currently been undergoing heavy structural modifications, with the 60 foot multihull soon to become a 75 footer. The ambitious refit, encouraged by the new notice of race for the transatlantic dash between St Malo and Pointe-à-Pitre – we recall that the 9th edition will be open to multihulls from the G Class –, could be compared to a giant jigsaw puzzle. Indeed the key elements for the new trimarans are arriving from all around the globe and this week was marked by the receipt of the first float from New Zealand.