1978 Route du Rhum

1978 Route du Rhum
Event title
Name1978 Route du Rhum
Edition1st Edition
Event details
Start locationSt Malo (FRA)
Finish locationPointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)
CourseSolo Non-Stop Transatlantic Race
DatesStarts 1978
Yachts36 Boats
Competitors
Competitors36 Sailors
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The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race first run in 1978.[1]

The inaugural race had an unusually close finish for a trans ocean race of this era where boats varied so much. Under 8 minutes separated Mike Birch on his trimaran and Michel Malinovski, as can be seen in vintage footage.[2]

  • Mike Birch - Olympus
    Mike Birch - Olympus

Results

Pos Sail No. Boat Name Type Designer Year Name / Nationality Finish Time Delta % Speed Ref.
1 39 Olympus Photo 11.48m Trimaran Greene-Newick 1978  Mike Birch (CAN) m 23d 06h 59m 35s 0% 6.34 [3][4]
2 28 Kriter V 21m Monohull Mauric 1978  Michel Malinovski (FRA) m 23d 07h 01m 13s 0% 6.34 [5]
3 20953 Rogue Wave 60ft Trimaran Dick NEWICK 1978  Philip S. Weld (USA) m 23d 15h 51m 32s 1.59% 6.24 [6]
4 Kriter IV 23m Alloy Trimaran Joubert 1978  Olivier de Kersauson (FRA) m 24d 06h 27m 20s 4.2% 6.08 [7]
5 157 Wild Rocket 19.17m Ketch Auzepy Brenneur 1972  Joël Charpentier (FRA) m 24d 20h 37m 20s 6.73% 5.94 [8]
6 43 Arauna IV 11.58m Mono Gilles Costantini 1975  Jacques Timsit (FRA) m 26d 05h 09m 25s 12.55% 5.63 [9]
7 Saint-Malo - Pointe-a-Pitre  Philippe Poupon (FRA) m 26d 12h 52m 22s 13.93% 5.56
8 FRA 4466 Petrouchka 14.50m Monohull Dominique Presles 1971  Jean-Claude Parisis (FRA) m 26d 16h 23m 29s 14.56% 5.53 [10]
9 21 Salamandre 11.50m Monohull Ollier 1978  Guy Delage (FRA) m 27d 01h 39m 25s 16.22% 5.45
10 Via Assurances  Daniel Gilard (FRA) m 27d 21h 17m 10s 19.73% 5.29
11 X.Périmental  Florence Arthaud (FRA) f 27d 21h 36m 56s 19.79% 5.29
12 Gudrun IV  Jacquin Coello (ESP) m 28d 01h 01m 13s 20.4% 5.26
13 Quart Kriter  Yves Olivaux (FRA) m 28d 05h 02m 59s 21.12% 5.23
14 Bestevaer  Klaus Schrodt (GER) m 29d 04h 38m 00s 25.34% 5.06
15 Damnation  Yann Nedellec (FRA) m 29d 12h 07m 07s 26.68% 5
16 Jeremi  Jean-Jacques Vuylsteker (BEL) m 29d 14h 29m 40s 27.1% 4.99
17 Mutuelles Unies  Pierre Riboulet (FRA) m 30d 02h 30m 36s 29.25% 4.9
18 Bluamnesya  Paolo Martinoni (ITA) m 30d 04h 36m 15s 29.63% 4.89
19 Saint-Marguerite  Yves Parent (FRA) m 30d 12h 29m 45s 31.04% 4.84
20 Lady of Sailomat  Herman Brinks (NED) m 31d 17h 30m 51s 36.23% 4.65
21 Barbados  Jean-Pierre Barrault (FRA) m 31d 17h 27m 45s 36.22% 4.65
22 Journal de Mickey  Yves Le Cornec (FRA) m 31d 21h 30m 00s 36.94% 4.63
23 Logo  Aline Marchand (FRA) m 31d 08h 30m 00s 34.62% 4.71
24 Champagne Delafon  Jacques Palasset (FRA) m 34d 08h 30m 00s 47.5% 4.3
TLE Fortuna Syntofil  Pierro Nessi (ITA) m
TLE Belor Avon  Antoine Di Meglio (FRA) m
TLE FRA 6930 Pornichet Marine  Gwenhaël Lotode (FRA) m
TLE 34 Synthegral 12.6M Tri Kelsall  Jean-Pierre Millet (FRA) m
TLE Pytheas  Burg Veenemans (FRA) m [11]
RET Tanikely  Yves Gautier (FRA) m
RET Lili-Aggie  Yvon Fauconnier (FRA) m
RET Paul Ricard  Marc Pajot (FRA) m
RET Seiko  Alain Gliksman (FRA) m
RET Ville des Sables  Bruno Peyron (FRA) m
RET Disque d’Or II  Pierre Fehlmann (SUI) m
RET Manureva Dispa  Alain Colas (FRA) m

Source:[12]

References

  1. ^ "Mike Birch, inaugural winner of Route du Rhum, dies at 90 - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  2. ^ Route du Rhum : arrivée Birch et Malinovsky on the 8th Dec 1978.
  3. ^ "Olympus - Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Sailor Profile of Mike Birch Winner of 1st Route du Rhum". 26 October 2022.
  5. ^ "- Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Rogue Wave - Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ^ "- Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  8. ^ "- Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. ^ "- Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Petrouchka - Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Burg Veenemans".
  12. ^ http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/1978%20Rhum.htm