Ultim maxi-trimaran launched in Lorient in August 2015, designed by VPLP for François Gabart and Macif. It won the 2015 Transat Jacques-Vabre and the 2016 Transat anglaise, and set the solo round-the-world record in 2017. Renamed Actual Ultim 3 in 2020, then Armand Thiery in 2026.
Identity card
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- LaunchedThe moment a new boat touches the water for the first time.See in the glossary
- 2015
- ShipyardThe company that builds the boat, or carries out major work on it.See in the glossary
- CDK Technologies,Multiplast
- Designer(s)The designer of the boat: hull shape, appendages, structure, sail plan.See in the glossary
- VPLP Design,GSea Design
- DesignThe drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.See in the glossary
- VPLP Design Ultim 2015
- GenerationBuild period: boats of the same generation often share the same technical choices.See in the glossary
- Before 2017
- 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
- Actual Group · Title sponsorThe company that gives its name to the boat or team.See in the glossary · since August 2020Macif · Title sponsorThe company that gives its name to the boat or team.See in the glossary · 2015 – 2020
- OwnersThe person or organisation that owns the boat, which does not necessarily race it.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Operating teamThe organisation running one or more racing boats: technical crew, logistics, partners.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- 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
- Hull lengthLength of the hull alone, without the bowsprit or protruding appendages.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Max beamMaximum width of the boat; for a multihull, from one float to the other.See in the glossary
- 21m
- 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
- 35m
- DisplacementThe mass of the boat ready to sail, equal to the mass of water it displaces.See in the glossary
- 14,500kg
- Upwind sail areaSail area carried when the boat sails towards the wind: mainsail and headsail.See in the glossary
- 430m²
- 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
Unknown date
Build · until 2015
CDK TechnologiesConstruction of the Macif trimaran (18 months), jointly with Multiplast; split of the work not specified.
Build · until 2015
MultiplastConstruction of the Macif trimaran (18 months), jointly with CDK Technologies; split of the work not specified.
2015
Launched as
MACIF
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · 18 August 2015 – 2020
François GabartLaunch · 18 August 2015
Macif launched in Lorient
2017
Record · 2017
Solo round-the-world record
François Gabart sets the solo round-the-world record in 42 days, 16 h 40 min 35 s.
2019
5 November 2019 · raced as MACIF
2020
Renamed
Actual Ultim 3
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since August 2020
Yves Le BlevecSale · August 2020
Bought by Actual Leader
2026
Renamed
Armand Thiery
Sale · April 2026
Acquired by Louis Burton, renamed Armand Thiery
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
- 0
- 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
- 50%
- 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
- 4 years
- 1 starts · 3 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
- 1,554
- ± 581
- 1 edition ratedProvisional
- Best ratingHighest rating once established (deviation up to 110).See in the glossary
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Computed on 4 Oct 2026.
Race record
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4 sources · updated 4 Oct 2026