Guirec SOUDÉE
Route du Rhum 2026 · Ultim

Guirec SOUDÉE

LIAMM
Photo : Zoe Mohl 2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The skipper

Nationality
France
Age
34 years old
Home port
Tréguier
Participations
1
Lucky charm
green swim shorts
Who dares wins!

Biography

A true Mowgli of the seas since childhood, Guirec grew up on a small island in the Côtes d'Armor. At 18 he was a fisherman in Australia, and at 20 he set off alone on a round-the-world trip via the poles. In 2016 he became the youngest sailor in the world to sail the Northwest Passage solo. He took up offshore racing in 2022 in an IMOCA. Barely back from the Vendée Globe, he announced the same year an attempt at the westbound round-the-world record in an Ultim. In March 2026, he completed the solo circumnavigation from east to west faster than anyone, aboard the Ultim MACSF.

The boat

Class
Ultim
Sail no.
FRA12
Length
31 m
Beam
21 m
Draft
5.2 m
Mast height
35 m
Weight
16,000 kg
Year built
2001
Yard
Multiplast
Designer
vplp

See the boat page →

Links

Videos

← The participants

Information and photos: Route du Rhum organisation (routedurhum.com).