SIMPSON BAY-- The very fast ORMA 60 trimaran Areté, is the first entry in the 2021 Caribbean Multihull Challenge.
Rick Warner, owner of Areté, is planning to sail south from his home port in Detroit to compete in the 3rd annual CMC that will be hosted by the first weekend of February 2021.
Areté was designed by Marc Lombard and built in France in 2002 of carbon fiber with a Nomex core. The boat was purchased by Warner in the spring of 2015, and sailed from France to her summer home on the Great Lakes.
In summer 2020, Areté and The Coral Project team lead by Rick and David Norton – another accomplished and well known sailor – is set to sail in Lake Michigan in an attempt to beat the Chicago to Mackinac World Sailing Speed Record.
The effort will promote The Coral Project which is working, alongside a global group of partners, to support the planting and growth of resilient coral in the Caribbean and elsewhere.
Their overall mission is to help save coral reefs around the world in what they describe as a Race Against Time. With 90% of coral expected to die by 2050, they believe the time to act is now. Coral is crucial for a healthy ocean and Rick, David, and their partners have committed to educating and actually making a difference for the future. Rick Warner states, “not only are we racing against actual time for the world record, we are racing against time to save the world’s corals.”
Areté and Warner are now working with CMC organizers to integrate the three-day Caribbean Multihull Challenge and its included 60 Mile Sprint with features of the Coral Project.
According to Stephen Burzon, Director of Marketing for the CMC….”Anything and everything we can do to support The Coral Project will be good for our oceans, our sailors, and our event. We can raise funds for the project via the sale of project merchandise; and we can create extra world-wide interest via joint promotions with competitors and sponsors. Stay tuned for the fun details”.
