Yves Parlier hidroplane cat arrived last in the ORMA 60 multihull class, hardly a success. Lets see how it does in Quebec-St.Malo.

He said the following about the race (bad translation-sorry)

"This was the worst crossing in my life. From Beaufort 3-4 the spray flew permanently. Very soon I was completely wet, despite the sophisticated equipment. I knew it would be tough, but I didn't expect this. I thought I'd be able to sail at ease with the boat under control. But after a favorable beam wind tore one of the mainsails my morale was destructed. The other hull jumps on top of the waves transmiting chocks and vibrations to the craft in the limit of bearable. Apart from that, the lewward sail is hard to see and the craft is difficult to trim. I give myself two years to tame the boat and extract all of its potential, doubtless more for record breaking then for Grand Prix. I was doing 27 knots in Cape Cod and the highest speed reached was 35.5 knots."

Luiz