(Reuters) — Team Macif, skippered by François Gabart and a five-man crew, arrived in New York on Monday (July 3), the first among four trimarans that were attempting to beat the ocean liner Queen Mary 2 in a unique race across the Atlantic.
The race between Saint-Nazaire, France and New York was celebrating a century of Franco-American relations.
The ocean liner arrived in New York on Saturday with a time of five days, 16 hours and 45 minutes.
Macif dominated the trimaran race from the front, crossing the finish line under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at 13:31:20 (local time), 08 days, 00 hours 31 minutes and 20 seconds.
Behind Macif is Francis Joyon’s Idec Sport team, Thomas Coville’s Sodebo Ultim and Actual, led by Yves Le Blévec.
