Actual Ultim 4
Flying Ultim-class maxi-trimaran (32 m) designed by Guillaume Verdier and built by Multiplast for Gitana Team; christened Gitana 17, launched in July 2017. Winner of the 2022 Route du Rhum and of the first Arkéa Ultim Challenge in 2024, it became Actual Ultim 4 in early 2025.
Identity card
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- LaunchedThe moment a new boat touches the water for the first time.See in the glossary
- 2017
- ShipyardThe company that builds the boat, or carries out major work on it.See in the glossary
- Multiplast
- Designer(s)The designer of the boat: hull shape, appendages, structure, sail plan.See in the glossary
- Guillaume Verdier
- DesignThe drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.See in the glossary
- Guillaume Verdier Ultim 2017
- GenerationBuild period: boats of the same generation often share the same technical choices.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Hull typeHow many hulls the boat has: monohull, catamaran or trimaran.See in the glossary
- TrimaranA multihull with three hulls: a central hull and two side floats.See in the glossary
- StatusWhere the boat stands today: active, retired from racing, lost, in a museum or converted.See in the glossary
- ActiveStill sailing.See in the glossary
- SponsorsA company or institution that funds a boat, a team or a skipper in exchange for visibility.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- OwnersThe person or organisation that owns the boat, which does not necessarily race it.See in the glossary
- Groupe Actual · since 2025
- Operating teamThe organisation running one or more racing boats: technical crew, logistics, partners.See in the glossary
- Gitana Team · since 2017
- SuppliersA company that supplies part of the boat's equipment: sails, mast, electronics, foils, keel, energy.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Sail numberThe identifier printed on the mainsail: a country code followed by a number.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- FlagThe country the boat is registered in.See in the glossary
- France
- Keel typeThe weighted fin under a monohull's hull, which stops it drifting sideways and keeps it upright.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- FoilsAn underwater wing that lifts the boat so it drags less in the water and goes faster.See in the glossary
- L-shaped foilsA foil made of a vertical shaft and an almost horizontal wing: it makes the boat fly.See in the glossary
- BowThe front of the hull, which cuts a way through the water and the waves.See in the glossary
- InvertedA bow that slopes backwards from the waterline up to the deck, instead of forwards.See in the glossary
- Hull lengthLength of the hull alone, without the bowsprit or protruding appendages.See in the glossary
- 32m
- Max beamMaximum width of the boat; for a multihull, from one float to the other.See in the glossary
- 23m
- DraftHow deep the boat sits: from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel.See in the glossary
- 4.5m
- Air draftHeight of the boat above the water: from the waterline to the top of the mast.See in the glossary
- 37m
- DisplacementThe mass of the boat ready to sail, equal to the mass of water it displaces.See in the glossary
- 15,500kg
- Upwind sail areaSail area carried when the boat sails towards the wind: mainsail and headsail.See in the glossary
- 450m²
- Downwind sail areaSail area carried with the wind on the beam or from behind, with the big headsails.See in the glossary
- 650m²
Names and sail numbers
What the boat was called and the numbers it sailed under.
Life timeline
Names, skippers, shipyards and races, in one place.
Name
- Podium
- Finished
- Retired
- Yard work
Detailed timeline
2015
2017
Launched as
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 17 July 2017
Sébastien JosseLaunch · 17 July 2017
Gitana 17 launched
2019
Co-skipperThe second sailor of a pair, sharing the running of the boat with the skipper.See in the glossary · since May 2019
Franck CammasCo-skipperThe second sailor of a pair, sharing the running of the boat with the skipper.See in the glossary · since May 2019
Charles CaudrelierRecord · 4 August 2019
Fastnet Race record
Line honours in the 2019 Fastnet Race in 1 d 4 h 2 min 26 s, a new race record, with Cammas and Caudrelier.
5 November 2019 · raced as Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
2024
Event · 27 February 2024
Arkéa Ultim Challenge win
Charles Caudrelier wins the first edition in 50 d 19 h 7 min 42 s, setting several reference intermediate times.
2025
Renamed
Actual Ultim 4
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2025
Anthony MarchandSale · 2025
Bought by Groupe Actual
Bought in early 2025 and renamed Actual Ultim 4.
In figures
Computed from the results in the directory.
- StartsRaces started in finished editions. Non-starters (did not start, withdrawn) are not counted.See in the glossary
- 1
- WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.See in the glossary
- 1
- PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.See in the glossary
- 1
- Adjusted finish rateLower bound of the 95 % confidence interval (Wilson) of the finish rate: a boat with 1 finish out of 1 start gets 21 %, not 100 %. Greyed out under 5 starts.See in the glossary
- 21%
- raw: 100%
- 1 startSmall sample
- Mean performanceMean of the percentiles of the classified results. Greyed out under 3 classified results.See in the glossary
- 100%
- 1 classified resultSmall sample
Computed on 4 Oct 2026.
- LongevityYears from launch to the last start, starts, names carried and skippers.See in the glossary
- 2 years
- 1 starts · 2 names · 2 skippers
Sillage ratingGlicko-2 rating computed per class from every edition: each result counts as duels against the rest of the fleet, one edition weighing one game. Starts at 1,500; provisional while its deviation is above 110.See in the glossary
Per class; the band shows the uncertainty (±2 deviations, about 95 %).
- Sillage ratingGlicko-2 rating computed per class from every edition: each result counts as duels against the rest of the fleet, one edition weighing one game. Starts at 1,500; provisional while its deviation is above 110.See in the glossary
- 1,662
- ± 581
- 1 edition ratedProvisional
- Best ratingHighest rating once established (deviation up to 110).See in the glossary
- —
Computed on 4 Oct 2026.
Race record
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4 sources · updated 4 Oct 2026