Inside Banque Populaire XI: Armel Le Cléac'h's Route du Rhum home

A new video from The Foil takes viewers inside Banque Populaire XI, the Ultim Armel Le Cléac'h is sailing in the Route du Rhum. It is a close look at the compact living and working space of a solo offshore racer in the middle of the race.

For anyone who follows the Ultims, it is worth a few minutes. It shows how much of a solo skipper's life is packed into one small space, and it comes while Le Cléac'h is in the thick of the fight at the front of the fleet.

Kitchen, bed, office and gym, all within arm's reach – this is home for Armel Le Cléac'h on the Route du Rhum.

Banque Populaire XI is currently sitting second in the Ultims, 60 miles behind Tom Laperche on SVR-Lazartigue.

Video: The Foil