--- title: "Anthony Marchand, skipper of Actual Ultim 3: his first offshore race as Ultim skipper | Actual group" description: "10 days to go before the kickoff of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie – Le Havre. Actual Ultim 3 is now in its new configuration, equipped with optimized foils. The initial sensations are promising. The delivery trip between La Trinité-sur-Mer and Normandy last weekend allowed Anthony Marchand and Thierry Chabagny to test […]" canonical_url: "https://www.actualgroup.com/en/group/press/anthony-marchand-skipper-of-actual-ultim-3-his-first-offshore-race-as-ultim-skip" locale: en meta: "og:description": "10 days to go before the kickoff of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie – Le Havre. Actual Ultim 3 is now in its new configuration, equipped with optimized foils. The initial sensations are promising. The delivery trip between La Trinité-sur-Mer and Normandy last weekend allowed Anthony Marchand and Thierry Chabagny to test […]" "og:title": "Anthony Marchand, skipper of Actual Ultim 3: his first offshore race as Ultim skipper" --- **Press release ****· **October 25, 2023 # **Anthony Marchand, skipper of Actual Ultim 3: his first offshore race as Ultim skipper** ## **10 days to go before the kickoff of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie – Le Havre. Actual Ultim 3 is now in its new configuration, equipped with optimized foils. The initial sensations are promising.** The delivery trip between La Trinité-sur-Mer and Normandy last weekend allowed Anthony Marchand and Thierry Chabagny to test the new foils and continue getting their bearings aboard the red and black giant: "On certain points of sail, you can clearly see the gain in power and speed. Now it's up to us to keep learning how to use them properly," sums up the Actual skipper, who is preparing to experience his first major race as skipper of Actual Ultim 3. ## **Lifting off earlier and faster** > « The boat lifts off earlier, it goes faster, it's more pleasant, while maintaining the same stability as with the old foils. There is still work to be done to find the right settings to stabilize flight as much as possible at all points of sail and with all sail configurations, but the gain is significant. » > > **Thierry Chabagny** > > **Actual Co-skipper** Indeed, when a foil changes, all the boat's parameters and settings have to be adapted. > « It's extremely exciting to discover the potential of these new foils. Just on the delivery trip, we learned a lot. We are going to fine-tune this during these two weeks of transatlantic racing: there's nothing like race conditions to work on that. » > > **Anthony Marchand** > > **Actual Skipper** ## **On a human level, it works** Every trip out to sea was also used to the fullest by Anthony and Thierry to hone their partnership. > « We chose each other because, on a human level, it works. During the delivery trip to Le Havre, we ran through our routines, in maneuvers, communication... We are on the same wavelength. » > > **Anthony Marchand** > Actual Skipper > « I bring a second point of view. It allows Anthony to confirm certain things or question them. He has great feel, he's a good sailor with a lot of experience. He knows the boat well. My goal is to provide him with as much useful information as possible, especially looking ahead to the Arkea Ultim Challenge. » > > **Thierry Chabagny** > Actual Co-skipper ## **The stress isn't there yet** Ten days before the start of this long 7,500-mile (13,900 km) transatlantic race via Ascension Island in the heart of the South Atlantic, concentration is palpable, but the stress isn't there yet. > « The boat is at the level of preparation we wanted. It's a great, reliable machine. All the new adjustments made this year have been tested and validated. The stress isn't there yet, but the pressure will build with the first winter lows. In a few days, we'll enter our bubble... » > > **Anthony Marchand** > Actual Skipper > « Anthony has experience in double-handed racing, I have crew experience, we complement each other. 15 days on a war machine like this is no small thing. We are going to give it our all, while preserving the equipment, especially with a view to the round-the-world trip. » > > **Thierry Chabagny** > Actual Co-skipper ## **First full-scale test for Anthony Marchand** The Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie – Le Havre is Anthony Marchand's first major race as skipper of Actual Ultim 3, a true warm-up before the solo round-the-world race this winter... > « Anthony keeps things in perspective between this double-handed transatlantic race and what awaits him afterwards. He is going to live this race to the fullest, while keeping the upcoming round-the-world race in mind. He will learn a lot more over the 7,500 miles: so many valuable lessons for the future. » > > **Thierry Chabagny** > > **Actual Co-skipper** ## About Actual Today, the 5th largest player in the labor and employment market in France, Actual group is a French group with a resolutely humanistic vision, campaigning every day to facilitate the right to work for everyone. Organized around 4 core businesses – temporary work, recruitment, guidance and training – the group is No. 1 in social inclusion temporary work in France. Headed by Samuel Tual, a committed entrepreneur, Actual group has developed genuine expertise in guiding people toward employment throughout France, as well as in Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland, through employment solutions and skills development. The group also offers a comprehensive range of HR solutions to support companies and find or create the skills they need. Thanks to its 4,000 employees and over 600 agencies across the territory, Actual group currently supports 33,000 companies and 156,000 job candidates, generating a turnover of 1.5 billion in 2024. Its ambition is to build the work of women and men together, everywhere in France. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.