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Route du Rhum

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Founded
  
1978

Finish
  
Pointe-à-Pitre

Start
  
Saint-Malo

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Classes
  
Ultime, IMOCA, Multi 50, Class40, Rhum

Type
  
single-handed off-shore race

Most recent champion(s)
  
Banque Populaire VII Loïck Peyron

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The Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes place every 4 years in November. The course is between Saint Malo, Brittany, France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. The first competition, won by Canadian Michael Birch in his boat Olympus Photo by a margin of 98 seconds over second-placed Michel Malinovsky in Kriter V was held in 1978, and was marked in tragedy by the disappearance of Alain Colas during the crossing.

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Current record is 7d 15h 8m 32s, set on 10 November 2014 by Loick Peyron.

The 2006 race began on 29 October 2006, with a maximum of 60 boats competing in 4 categories:

  • ORMA Class: Multihulls measuring from 59' to 60' in length
  • IMOCA Class: Monohulls measuring from 58' to 60' in length
  • Class 2 Monohulls and multihulls measuring from 45.1 to 50'
  • Class 3 Monohulls and multihulls measuring from 40' to 45'
  • Class 40 Monohulls (40', specific class)

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    References

    Route du Rhum Wikipedia
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