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.

Route du Rhum
First held1978
Typesingle-handed off-shore race
ClassesUltime, IMOCA, Multi 50, Class40, Rhum
StartSaint-Malo
FinishPointe-à-Pitre
ChampionIDEC SPORT
Francis Joyon
Most titlesLaurent Bourgnon (2)
Websitehttp://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:

  • 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)

General standings
YearPositionYachtsmanYachtTime
1978 (38 entries)
1 Michael BirchOlympus Photo23d 6h 58'35"
2 Michel MalinovskyKriter V23d 7h 01'13"
3 Philip WeldRogue Wave23d 15h 51'32"
1982 (52 entries)
1 Marc PajotElf Aquitaine18d 01h 38'
2 Bruno PeyronJaz18d 11h 46'
3 Michael BirchVital18d 13h 44'
1986 (33 entries)
1 Philippe PouponFleury Michon14d 15h 57'
2 Bruno PeyronEricsson16d 17h 03'
3 Lionel PéanHitachi17d 07h 08'
1990 (31 entries)
1 Florence ArthaudPierre 1er14d 10h 08'
2 Philippe PouponFleury Michon14d 18h 39'
3 Laurent BourgnonRMO14d 18h 46'
1994 (24 entries)
1 Laurent BourgnonPrimagaz14d 06h 28'
2 Paul VatineRégion Haute Normandie14d 09h 38'
3 Yves ParlierCacolac d'Aquitaine15d 19h 23'
1998 (35 entries)
1 Laurent BourgnonPrimagaz12d 8h 41'
2 Alain GautierBrocéliande12d 11h 54'
3 Franck CammasGroupama12d 19h 41'
2002 (58 entries)
1 Michel DesjoyeauxGéant13d 7h 53'
2 Marc GuillemotBiscuits La Trinitaine13d 19h 36'18"
3 Lalou RoucayrolBanque Populaire14d 07h 1'
2006 (74 entries)
1 Lionel LemonchoisGitana 117d 17h 19'6"
2 Pascal BidégorryBanque Populaire8d 4h 25'7"
3 Thomas CovilleSodeb'O8d 13h 39'02"
2010 (87 entries)
1 Franck CammasGroupama 39d 3h 14'47"
2 Francis JoyonIDEC 29d 13h 50'48"
3 Thomas CovilleSodebo10d 3h 13'11"
2014 (88 entries)
1 Loïck PeyronBanque Populaire VII7d 15h 8' 32"
2 Yann GuichardSpindrift 28d 5h 18' 46"
3 Sébastien JosseEdmond de Rotschild8d 14h 47' 9"
2018 (123 entries)
1 Francis JoyonIDEC SPORT 7d 14h 21' 47"
2 François GabartMACIF7d 14h 28' 55"
3a Armel TriponRéauté Chocolat (Multi50)11d 07h 32' 40"
3b Thomas CovilleSodebo Ultim16d 07h 45' 36"

IMOCA 60' standings
YearPos.SailorYachtTime
2002
1 Ellen MacArthurKingfisher13d 13h 31'47"
2 Mike GoldingEcover13d 22h 49'35"
3 Joé SeetenArcelor-Dunkerque16d 00h 51'51"
2006
1 Roland JourdainSill & Veolia12d 11h 58'58"
2 Jean Le CamVM Matériaux12d 12h 26'53"
3 Jean-Pierre DickVirbac-Paprec12d 20h 27'58"
2010
1 Roland JourdainVeolia Environnement13d 17h 10'56"
2 Armel Le Cléac’hBrit Air14d 1h 6'7"
3 Marc GuillemotSafran14d 12h 28'2"
2014
1 François GabartMacif 12d 04h 38'55"
2 Jérémie BeyouMaitre Coq12d 12h 11'18"
3 Marc GuillemotSafran13d 01h 59'20"
2018
1 Paul MeilhatSMA12d 11h 23'18"
2 Yann ElièsUCAR-St.Michel12d 13h 38'30"
3 Alex ThomsonHugo Boss12d 23h 10'58"

50' Multihull standings
YearPos.SailorYachtTime
2002
1 Franck-Yves EscoffierCrêpes Whaou16d 23h 9'42"
2 Anne CaseneuveYachtingCasino.com17d 22h 37'7"
3 Hervé ClerisVaincre la mucoviscidose18d 18h 55'52"
2006
1 Franck-Yves EscoffierCrêpes Whaou11d 17h 28'11"
2 Éric BruneelTrilogic13d 14h 58'35"
3 Victorien ErussardLaiterie de Saint-Malo16d 18h 29'54"
2010
1 Lionel LemonchoisPrince de Bretagne15d 04h 50'48"
2 Lalou RoucayrolRégion Aquitaine - Port Médoc15d 12h 30'14"
3 Loïc FequetMaître Jacques15d 14h 28'26"
2014
1 Erwan Le RouxFenêtre A Cardinal 11d 05h 13'55"
2 Lalou RoucayrolArkema-Région Aquitaine11d 21h 29'10"
3 Gilles LamiréRennes Métropole-Saint Malo Agglomération12d 10h 44'37"
2018
1 Armel TriponRéauté Chocolat11d 07h 32'40"
2 Erwan Le RouxFenetrea-Mix Buffet12d 01h 09'12"
3 Thibaut Vauchel CamusSolidaires en Peloton Arsep12d 09h 18'44"

40' Monohull standings
YearPos.SailorYachtTime
2006
1 Phil SharpPSR18d 10h 21'01"
2 Gildas MorvanOyster Funds19d 08h 52'00"
3 Ian MunslowBoland Mills21d 09h 45'31"
2010
1 Thomas RuyantDestination Dunkerque17d 23h 10'17"
2 Nicolas TrousselCrédit Mutuel de Bretagne18d 02h 40'15"
3 Yvan NobletAppart City18d 06h 38'17"
2014
1 Alex PellaTales II16d 17h 47'08"
2 Thibaut Vauchel-CamusSolidaires en Peloton17d 04h 33'03"
3 Kito de PavantOTIO - Bastide Médical17d 05h 07'03"
2018
1 Yoann RichommeVeedol-AIC 16d 03h 22'44"
2 Aymeric ChappellierAina Enfance & Avenir16d 11h 16'15"
3 Phil SharpImerys Clean Energy16d 13h 01'50"

Rhum Category 2010-2014
YearPos.SailorYachtTime
2010
1 Andrea MuraVento di Sardegna19d 09h 40'30"
2 Luc CoquelinPour le Rire Médecin20d 13d 15' 36"
3 Julien Mabitmonopticien.com22d 07h 42'56"
2014
1 Anne CaseneuveANEO17d 07h 06'03"
2 Andrea MuraVento di Sardegna20d 02h 19' 36"
3 Robin Knox-JohnstonGreyPower20d 07h 52'22"

Rhum Multi
YearPos.SailorYachtTime
2018
1 Pierre AntoineOlmix15d 21h 15'5"
2 Jean-François LiltiEcole Diagonale pour Citoyens du Monde18d 07h 47'45"
3 Etienne HochedéPIR219d 00h 18'06"

Rhum Mono
YearPos.SailorYachtTime
2018
1 Sidney GavignetCafé Joyeux16d 10h 18'5"
2 Sebastien DestremauAlcatrazit-FaceOcean17d 07h 25'44"
3 Luc CoquelinRotary-La Mer Pour Tous22d 08h 24'12"


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