French pair Tom Laperche and Franck Cammas mastered the Atlantic to win the ULTIM division of the Transat CAFÉ L’OR Le Havre Normandie 2025, after a duel that came down to the wire.

The pair crossed the finish line in Fort-de-France Bay at 22:13:58 local time on Wednesday, aboard SVR-Lazartigue, completing the gruelling 6,670-nautical mile double-handed race from Le Havre to Martinique in 10 days, 13 hours, 3 minutes and 58 seconds.

Their victory came after holding off a determined late charge from fellow French sailors Thomas Coville and Benjamin Schwartz aboard Sodebo, who finished second just over four hours behind. Sodebo crossed the line at 02:40 local time on Thursday with a race time of 10 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes and 9 seconds.

The course took the sailors on an epic journey ac

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