Route du Rhum

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The Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes places every 4 years in November. The course is 'twixt 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.

The 2006 race begins 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’

Year Pos. Sailor Yacht Time
1978
1 Mike Birch Olympus photo 23d 6h 58'35"
2 Michel Malinovsky Kriter V 23d 7h 01'13"
3 Philip Weld Rogue Wave 23d 15h 51'32"
1982
1 Marc Pajot Elf Aquitaine 18d 01h 38'
2 Bruno Peyron Jaz 18d 11h 46'
3 Mike Birch Vital 18d 13h 44'
1986
1 Philippe Poupon Fleury Michon 14d 15h 57'
2 Bruno Peyron Ericsson 16d 17h 03'
3 Lionel Péan Hitachi 17d 07h 08'
1990
1 Florence Arthaud Pierre 1er 14d 10h 08'
2 Philippe Poupon Fleury Michon 14d 18h 39'
3 Laurent Bourgnon RMO 14d 18h 46'
1994
1 Laurent Bourgnon Primagaz 14d 06h 28'
2 Paul Vatine Région Haute Normandie 14d 09h 38'
3 Yves Parlier Cacolac d'Aquitaine 15d 19h 23'
1998
1 Laurent Bourgnon Primagaz 12d 8h 41'
2 Alain Gautier Brocéliande 12d 11h 54'
3 Franck Cammas Groupama 12d 19h 41'
2002
1 Michel Desjoyeaux Géant 13d 7h 53'
2 Marc Guillemot Biscuits La Trinitaine 13d 19h 36'18"
3 Lalou Roucayrol Banque Populaire 14d 07h 1'
2006
1 Lionel Lemonchois Gitana 11 7d 17h 19'6"
2 Pascal Bidégorry Banque Populaire 8d 4h 25'7"

Year Pos. Sailor Yacht Time
2002
1 Ellen MacArthur Kingfisher 13d 13h 31'
2 Mike Golding Ecover 13d 22h 49'
3 Joé Seeten Arcelor-Dunkerque 16d 00h 51'

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