34 metre trimaran launched....

...for Olivier De Kersauson by Marie Tabarly in Brest, France

Olivier de Kersauson launched his new 34 metre trimaran at Brest, France, over the weekend. The naming ceremony was carried out by Marie Tabarly, daughter of French sailing legend, Eric Tabarly, with whom Kersauson had sailed for many years.

Surprisingly the new boat's name did not incorporate the two principle sponsors, Cape Gemini Ernst and Young and Schneider Electric, but was revealed as Geronimo.



Kersauson explained "it is necessary to have a name of spirit, because this boat this is a history of liberty, of fight, of independence and of the history of nature - and Geronimo was the one of the better symbols of all that and was known throughout the entire world".

Kersauson had wanted Marie to be the godmother of the new trimaran because her father, Eric Tabarly, represented part of his emotional and maritime world and she symbolized youth and belonged to the world of today and tomorrow.

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