Route du Rhum
The Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes place every four 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.
| First held | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Type | single-handed off-shore race |
| Classes | Ultime, IMOCA, Multi 50, Class40, Rhum |
| Start | Saint-Malo |
| Finish | Pointe-à-Pitre |
| Champion | IDEC SPORT Francis Joyon |
| Most titles | Laurent Bourgnon (2) |
| Website | http://www.routedurhum.com |
Foot impression of Michael Birch, first winner of the Route du Rhum race
Current record is 7d 14h 21m 47s, set on November 11, 2018, by Francis Joyon.
The 2006 race began on 29 October 2006, with a maximum of 60 boats competing in 4 categories:
General standings
| Year | Position | Yachtsman | Yacht | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 (38 entries) | ||||
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Michael Birch (CAN) | Olympus Photo | 23d 6h 58'35" | |
| 2 |  Michel Malinovsky (FRA) | Kriter V | 23d 7h 01'13" | |
| 3 |  Philip Weld | Rogue Wave | 23d 15h 51'32" | |
| 1982 (52 entries) | ||||
| 1 | Marc Pajot | Elf Aquitaine | 18d 01h 38' | |
| 2 | Bruno Peyron | Jaz | 18d 11h 46' | |
| 3 | Michael Birch | Vital | 18d 13h 44' | |
| 1986 (33 entries) | ||||
| 1 | Philippe Poupon | Fleury Michon | 14d 15h 57' | |
| 2 | Bruno Peyron | Ericsson | 16d 17h 03' | |
| 3 | Lionel Péan | Hitachi | 17d 07h 08' | |
| 1990 (31 entries) | ||||
| 1 | Florence Arthaud | Pierre 1er | 14d 10h 08' | |
| 2 | Philippe Poupon | Fleury Michon | 14d 18h 39' | |
| 3 |  Laurent Bourgnon | RMO | 14d 18h 46' | |
| 1994 (24 entries) | ||||
| 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 (35 entries) | ||||
| 1 | Laurent Bourgnon | Primagaz | 12d 8h 41' | |
| 2 | Alain Gautier | Brocéliande | 12d 11h 54' | |
| 3 | Franck Cammas | Groupama | 12d 19h 41' | |
| 2002 (58 entries) | ||||
| 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 (74 entries) | ||||
| 1 | Lionel Lemonchois | Gitana 11 | 7d 17h 19'6" | |
| 2 | Pascal Bidégorry | Banque Populaire | 8d 4h 25'7" | |
| 3 | Thomas Coville | Sodeb'O | 8d 13h 39'02" | |
| 2010 (87 entries) | ||||
| 1 | Franck Cammas | Groupama 3 | 9d 3h 14'47" | |
| 2 | Francis Joyon | IDEC 2 | 9d 13h 50'48" | |
| 3 | Thomas Coville | Sodebo | 10d 3h 13'11" | |
| 2014 (88 entries) | ||||
| 1 | Loïck Peyron | Banque Populaire VII | 7d 15h 8' 32" | |
| 2 | Yann Guichard | Spindrift 2 | 8d 5h 18' 46" | |
| 3 | Sébastien Josse | Edmond de Rotschild | 8d 14h 47' 9" | |
| 2018 (123 entries) | ||||
| 1 | Francis Joyon | IDEC SPORT | 7d 14h 21' 47" | |
| 2 | François Gabart | MACIF | 7d 14h 28' 55" | |
| 3a | Armel Tripon | Réauté Chocolat (Multi50) | 11d 07h 32' 40" | |
| 3b | Thomas Coville | Sodebo Ultim | 16d 07h 45' 36" | |
IMOCA 60
| Year | Entries | Finishers | Winning Helm | Winning Yacht | Winning Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17 | 12 |  Ellen MacArthur (GBR) | Kingfisher | 13d 13h 31' 47" |
| 2006 | 12 | 10 | Roland Jourdain (FRA) | Sill & Veolia | 12d 11h 58' 58" |
| 2010 | 9 | 8 | Roland Jourdain (FRA) | Véolia Environnement | 13d 17h 10' 56" |
| 2014 | 9 | 7 | François Gabart (FRA) | Macif | 12d 04h 38' 55" |
| 2018 | 20 | 15 | Paul Meilhat (FRA) | SMA | 12d 11h 23' 18" |
IMOCA 60 - 2002
| Pos. | Boat Name | Yr. Launch | Name | Finish Time | Elapsed Time | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingfisher | 2000 | Ellen MacArthur (GBR) | - | 13d 13h 31m 47s | ||
| 2 | Ecover (1) | 1998 | Mike Golding (GBR) | - | 13d 22h 49m 35s | ||
| 3 | Arcelor-Dunkerque | 1998 | Joé Seeten (FRA) | - | 16d 00h 51m 51s | ||
| 4 | Sill | 1999 | Roland Jourdain (FRA) | - | 16d 05h 14m 28s | ||
| 5 | L'Héeautontimorouménos | 1997 | Antoine Koch (FRA) | - | 17d 13h 17m 28s | ||
| 6 | Garnier | 1996 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Patrick de Radigues (BEL) | - | 18d 00h 20m 04s | ||
| 7 | 60 ème Sud | 1992 | Didier Munduteguy (FRA) | - | 20d 05h 21m 58s | ||
| 8 | UUDS | 1994 | Miranda Merron (GBR) | - | 20d 22h 33m 57s | ||
| 9 | Tir Groupé - Montres Yema | 1989 | Mike Birch (CAN) | - | 21d 11h 31m 08s | ||
| 10 | Millimages Gédéon | 1992 | Patrick Favre (FRA) | - | 22d 21h 30m 00s | ||
| 11 | Dinan Pays d'entreprises | 1992 | Frédéric Lescot (FRA) | - | 23d 13h 04m 43s | ||
| 12 | Ciments St Laurent Océan | 1990 | Georges Leblanc (FRA) | - | 24d 06h 12m 54s | ||
| DNF | VMI | 1999 | Sébastien josse (FRA) | - | Abandon | ||
| DNF | La rage de vivre | 1998 | Loïc Pochet (FRA) | - | Abandon | ||
| DNF | Temenos | 1998 | Dominique Wavre (SUI) | - | Abandon | ||
| DNF | Virbac (0) | 1999 | Jean Pierre Dick (FRA) | - | Abandon | ||
| DNF | Leasecom | 2002 | Elie Canivenc (FRA) | - | Abandon |
IMOCA 60 - 2006
| Pos. | Boat Name | Yr. Launch | Name | Finish Time | Elapsed Time | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sill & Veolia | 2004 | Roland Jourdain (FRA) | - | 12d 11h 58m 58s | ||
| 2 | VM Matériaux | 2004 | Jean Le Cam (FRA) | - | 12d 12h 26m 58s | ||
| 3 | Virbac-Paprec (1) | 2003 | Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) | - | 12d 20h 27m 58s | ||
| 4 | Brit Air (1) | 1999 | Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA) | - | 13d 03h 57m 17s | ||
| 5 | Temenos II | 2006 | Dominique Wavre (SUI) | - | 13d 09h 20m 03s | ||
| 6 | Artemis | 2001 | Brian Thompson (GBR) | - | 13d 17h 32m 20s | ||
| 7 | Safran (??) | 2000 | Marc Guillemot (FRA) | - | 16d 17h 57m 26s | ||
| 8 | Roxy (2) | 1999 | Anne Liardet (FRA) | - | 17d 00h 52m 44s | ||
| 9 | Maisonneuve Basse Normandie | 2002 | JB Dejeanty (FRA) | - | 18d 11h 39m 29s | ||
| 10 | Adriana Karembeu Paris | 1994 | Philippe Fiston (FRA) | - | 22d 07h 26m 43s | ||
| ABD | Delta Dore | 2006 | Jeremy Beyou (FRA) | - | Abandon | ||
| ABD | PRB | 1999 | Vincent Riou (FRA) | - | Abandon |
IMOCA 60 - 2010
| Pos. | Boat Name | Yr. Launch | Name | Finish Time | Elapsed Time | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Véolia Environnement | 2007 | Roland Jourdain (FRA) | - | 13d 17h 10m 56s | ||
| 2 | Brit Air (2) | 2007 | Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA) | - | 14d 01h 06m 07s | ||
| 3 | Safran (2) | 2007 | Marc Guillemot (FRA) | - | 14d 12h 28m 02s | ||
| 4 | Virbac-Paprec 3 | 2009 | Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) | - | 14d 15h 11m 13s | ||
| 5 | PRB (4) | 2010 | Vincent Riou (FRA) | - | 14d 18h 03m 52s | ||
| 6 | Foncia | 2010 | Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA) | - | 15d 17h 29m 04s | ||
| 7 | Akena Vérandas (3) | 2006 | Arnaud Boissières (FRA) | - | 15d 20h 34m 00s | ||
| 8 | DCNS | 2008 | Christopher Pratt (FRA) | - | 16d 07h 04m 23s | ||
| Abd | Groupe Bel | 2007 | Kito De Pavant (FRA) | - | Abandon |
IMOCA 60 - 2014
| Pos. | Boat Name | Yr. Launch | Name | Finish Time | Elapsed Time | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macif | 2011 | François Gabart (FRA) | 14/11/2014 - 18:38:55 | 12d 04h 38m 55" | ||
| 2 | Maitre Coq (3) | 2010 | Jérémie Beyou (FRA) | 15/11/2014 - 02:11:18 | 12d 12h 11m 18" | ||
| 3 | Safran (2) | 2007 | Marc Guillemot (FRA) | 15/11/2014 - 15:59:20 | 13d 01h 59m 20" | ||
| 4 | For Humble Heroes | 2007 | Armel Tripon (FRA) | 16/11/2014 - 04:04:04 | 13d 14h 04m 04s | ||
| 5 | Bureau Vallée (1) | 2006 | Louis Burton (FRA) | 16/11/2014 - 15:33:44 | 14d 01h 33m 44s | ||
| 6 | Team Plastque - AFM Telethon | 1999 | Alessandro Di Benedetto (FRA) | 19/11/2014 - 01:04:30 | 16d 11h 04m 30s | ||
| 7 | Initiatives-Cœur (2) | 2006 | Tanguy De Lamotte (FRA) | 19/11/2014 - 05:28:13 | 16d 15h 28m 13s | ||
| ABD | VOTRE NOM AUTOUR DU MONDE | 2007 | Bertrand De Broc (FRA) | ||||
| ABD | PRB (4) | 2015 | Vincent Riou (FRA) | ||||
IMOCA 60 - 2018
| Pos. | Boat Name | Yr. Launch | Name | Finish Time | Elapsed Time | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMA | 2011 | Paul Meilhat (FRA) | .17/11/2018 - .01:23:18 | 12d 11h 23m 18s | 11.83 | |
| 2 | Ucar - Saint Michel | 2015 | Yann Elies (FRA) | .17/11/2018 - .03:38:30 | 12d 13h 38m 30s | 11.74 | |
| 3 | Hugo Boss (6) | 2015 | Alex Thomson (GBR) | .16/11/2018 - .13:10:58 | Corrected Time 12d 23h 10m 58s | 12.33 | |
| 4 | PRB (4) | 2010 | Vincent Riou (FRA) | .17/11/2018 - .14:21:08 | 13d 00h 21m 08s | 11.34 | |
| 5 | Malizia 2 - Yacht Club De Monaco | 2015 |  Boris Herrmann (GER) | .17/11/2018 - .17:47:30 | 13d 03h 47m 30s | 11.22 | |
| 6 | Groupe Apicil | 2008 | Damien Seguin (FRA) | .19/11/2018 - .08:55:02 | 14d 18h 55m 02s | 9.98 | |
| 7 | La Fabrique (2) | 2007 | Alan Roura (SUI) | .19/11/2018 - .16:25:37 | 15d 02h 25m 37s | 9.77 | |
| 8 | Time For Ocean | 2007 | Stephane Le Diraison (FRA) | .19/11/2018 - .16:30:20 | 15d 02h 30m 20s | 9.77 | |
| 9 | La Mie Caline Artipole | 2007 | Arnaud Boissieres (FRA) | .21/11/2018 - .02:08:42 | 16d 12h 08m 42s | 8.94 | |
| 10 | Vers Un Monde Sans Sida | 2006 | Erik Nigon (FRA) | .21/11/2018 - .21:34:30 | 17d 07h 34m 30s | 8.52 | |
| 11 | Ariel 2 | 2007 |  Ari Huusela (FIN) | .24/11/2018 - .03:31:05 | 19d 13h 31m 05s | 7.54 | |
| 12 | Newrest - Art Et Fenetres | 2015 | Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) | .25/11/2018 - .10:09:42 | 20d 20h 09m 42s | 7.08 | |
| 13 | Pure - Famille Mary | 2007 | Romain Attanasio (FRA) | .27/11/2018 - .19:56:30 | 23d 07h 06m 30s | 6.35 | |
| 14 | Groupe Setin | 2007 | Manuel Cousin (FRA) | .30/11/2018 - .12:38:00 | 25d 22h 38m 00s | 5.69 | |
| 15 | 4Myplanet | 2007 | Alexia Barrier (FRA) | .01/12/2018 - .16:20:54 | 27d 02h 20m 54s | 5.45 | |
| ABD | Maitre Coq (PRB3) | 2006 | Yannick Bestaven (FRA) | Retired unaided to Lisbon with the keel hydraulics issues | [1] | ||
| ABD | Initiatives - Coeur (3) | 2010 | Sam Davies (GBR) | Retired unaided to Lorient with hull delamination | [2] | ||
| ABD | Bureau Vallee 2 | 2015 | Louis Burton (FRA) | Retired to Saint-Malo ingress of water via the foil housing | [1] | ||
| ABD | Charal | 2018 | Jeremie Beyou (FRA) | Retired towed back by team to Lorient with steering failure | [1] | ||
| ABD | Monin | 2007 | Isabelle Joschke (FRA) | Retired - Mast Breakage | [3] | ||
50' Multihull standings
| Year | Pos. | Sailor | Yacht | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ||||
| 1 | Franck-Yves Escoffier | Crêpes Whaou | 16d 23h 9'42" | |
| 2 | Anne Caseneuve | YachtingCasino.com | 17d 22h 37'7" | |
| 3 | Hervé Cleris | Vaincre la mucoviscidose | 18d 18h 55'52" | |
| 2006 | ||||
| 1 | Franck-Yves Escoffier | Crêpes Whaou | 11d 17h 28'11" | |
| 2 | Éric Bruneel | Trilogic | 13d 14h 58'35" | |
| 3 | Victorien Erussard | Laiterie de Saint-Malo | 16d 18h 29'54" | |
| 2010 | ||||
| 1 | Lionel Lemonchois | Prince de Bretagne | 15d 04h 50'48" | |
| 2 | Lalou Roucayrol | Région Aquitaine - Port Médoc | 15d 12h 30'14" | |
| 3 | Loïc Fequet | Maître Jacques | 15d 14h 28'26" | |
| 2014 | ||||
| 1 | Erwan Le Roux | Fenêtre A Cardinal | 11d 05h 13'55" | |
| 2 | Lalou Roucayrol | Arkema-Région Aquitaine | 11d 21h 29'10" | |
| 3 | Gilles Lamiré | Rennes Métropole-Saint Malo Agglomération | 12d 10h 44'37" | |
| 2018 | ||||
| 1 | Armel Tripon | Réauté Chocolat | 11d 07h 32'40" | |
| 2 | Erwan Le Roux | Fenetrea-Mix Buffet | 12d 01h 09'12" | |
| 3 | Thibaut Vauchel Camus | Solidaires en Peloton Arsep | 12d 09h 18'44" |
40' Monohull standings
| Year | Pos. | Sailor | Yacht | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ||||
| 1 | Phil Sharp | PSR | 18d 10h 21'01" | |
| 2 | Gildas Morvan | Oyster Funds | 19d 08h 52'00" | |
| 3 | Ian Munslow | Boland Mills | 21d 09h 45'31" | |
| 2010 | ||||
| 1 | Thomas Ruyant | Destination Dunkerque | 17d 23h 10'17" | |
| 2 | Nicolas Troussel | Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne | 18d 02h 40'15" | |
| 3 | Yvan Noblet | Appart City | 18d 06h 38'17" | |
| 2014 | ||||
| 1 |  Alex Pella | Tales II | 16d 17h 47'08" | |
| 2 | Thibaut Vauchel-Camus | Solidaires en Peloton | 17d 04h 33'03" | |
| 3 | Kito de Pavant | OTIO - Bastide Médical | 17d 05h 07'03" | |
| 2018 | ||||
| 1 | Yoann Richomme | Veedol-AIC | 16d 03h 22'44" | |
| 2 | Aymeric Chappellier | Aina Enfance & Avenir | 16d 11h 16'15" | |
| 3 | Phil Sharp | Imerys Clean Energy | 16d 13h 01'50" |
Rhum Category 2010-2014
| Year | Pos. | Sailor | Yacht | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||||
| 1 |  Andrea Mura | Vento di Sardegna | 19d 09h 40'30" | |
| 2 | Luc Coquelin | Pour le Rire Médecin | 20d 13d 15' 36" | |
| 3 | Julien Mabit | monopticien.com | 22d 07h 42'56" | |
| 2014 | ||||
| 1 | Anne Caseneuve | ANEO | 17d 07h 06'03" | |
| 2 | Andrea Mura | Vento di Sardegna | 20d 02h 19' 36" | |
| 3 | Robin Knox-Johnston | GreyPower | 20d 07h 52'22" |
Rhum Multi
| Year | Pos. | Sailor | Yacht | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ||||
| 1 | Pierre Antoine | Olmix | 15d 21h 15'5" | |
| 2 | Jean-François Lilti | Ecole Diagonale pour Citoyens du Monde | 18d 07h 47'45" | |
| 3 | Etienne Hochedé | PIR2 | 19d 00h 18'06" |
Rhum Mono
| Year | Pos. | Sailor | Yacht | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ||||
| 1 | Sidney Gavignet | Café Joyeux | 16d 10h 18'5" | |
| 2 | Sebastien Destremau | Alcatrazit-FaceOcean | 17d 07h 25'44" | |
| 3 | Luc Coquelin | Rotary-La Mer Pour Tous | 22d 08h 24'12" |
References
- "Restarts, retirements and pit-stops". 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- "Sam Davies diverts after boat delaminates". Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- "Goodchild and Joschke dismasted as gale hits". Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
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