Route du Rhum

Route du Rhum
First held1978
Typesingle-handed off-shore race
ClassesUltim, IMOCA, Multi 50, Class40, Rhum
StartSaint-Malo
FinishPointe-à-Pitre
ChampionEdmont de Rothschild
Charles Caudrelier
Most titlesLaurent Bourgnon (2)
Websitehttp://www.routedurhum.com
Foot impression of Michael Birch, first winner of the Route du Rhum race

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, Metropolitan France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, overseas France, in the Caribbean. 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 current record is 6d 19h 47m 25s, set on November 16, 2022, by Charles Caudrelier.

Participation

1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 Total
AUS 1 1 1 3
BEL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 12
BUL 1 1 2
CAN 1 2 1 1 1 1 7
CHN 1 1
CRO 1 1
ESP 1 1 1 3
FIN 1 1 1 3
FRA 27 44 25 24 21 29 48 65 70 70 102 117 642
GBR 1 2 2 4 5 2 2 7 4 29
GER 1 1 1 1 2 2 8
HUN 1 1
ITA 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 15
JPN 1 1 2
NED 1 1 2
NOR 1 1 2
NZL 1 1 1 3
POR 0
POL 1 1
RSA 1 1 2
SUI 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 18
SWE 1 1
USA 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 10
Starters 36 50 32 27 25 35 58 74 85 85 123 138 768
Starters - Female 1 1 2 1 0 3 4 5 2 2 5 7 33
Starters - Male 35 49 30 26 25 32 54 69 83 83 118 131 735
Finish 24 31 13 20 14 27 30 60 71 65 70 103 528

Classes

Class 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Ultim 32/23 • • • •
Multihull - ORMA 60 • • •
Multihull - Multi 50 / Open Fifty • • • • • • •
Monohull - Open 60 • • • • • • • •
Monohull - Class 40 • • • • • •
Rhum • • •
Rhum Multihull • •
Rhum Monohulls • •

Results

Line Honours

Year Starters Finish Winning Sailor Boat Name Elapsed Time Ref
1978 - 1st Edition 38 24  Michael Birch (CAN) Olympus Photo 23d 06h 58m 35s
1982 - 2nd Edition 52 31  Marc Pajot (FRA) Elf Aquitaine 18d 01h 38m
1986 - 3rd Edition 33  Philippe Poupon (FRA) Fleury Michon 14d 15h 57m
1990 - 4th Edition 31 20  Florence Arthaud (FRA) Pierre 1er 14d 10h 08m
1994 - 5th Edition 24 14  Laurent Bourgnon (SUI) ORMA 60 - Primagaz 14d 06h 28m
1998 - 6th Edition 35 27  Laurent Bourgnon (SUI) ORMA 60 - Primagaz 12d 08h 41m
2002 - 7th Edition 58  Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA) ORMA 60 - Géant 13d 07h 53m
2006 - 8th Edition 74  Lionel Lemonchois (FRA) Gitana 11 7d 17h 19m 06s
2010 - 9th Edition 87 71  Franck Cammas (FRA) Groupama 3 9d 03h 14m 47s
2014 - 10th Edition 88 65  Loïck Peyron (FRA) Banque Populaire VII 7d 15h 08m 32s
2018 - 11th Edition 123 70  Francis Joyon (FRA) IDEC SPORT 7d 14h 21m 47s
2022 - 12th Edition 138 103  Charles Caudrelier (FRA) Edmond de Rothschild 6d 19h 47m 25s
2026 - 13th Edition

IMOCA 60

Year Entries Finishers Winning Helm Winning Yacht Winning Time
2002 17 12  Ellen MacArthur (GBR) Kingfisher 13d 13h 31m 47s
2006 12 10  Roland Jourdain (FRA) Sill & Veolia 12d 11h 58m 58s
2010 9 8  Roland Jourdain (FRA) Véolia Environnement 13d 17h 10m 56s
2014 9 7  François Gabart (FRA) Macif 12d 04h 38m 55s
2018 20 15  Paul Meilhat (FRA) SMA 12d 11h 23m 18m
2022 38 34  Thomas Ruyant (FRA) LinkedOut 11d 17h 36m 25s

Multihull Ultime (Maxi)

Year Sail No. Boat Name Year Name / Nationality Finish Time Elapsed Time Speed Distance
Sailed		 Ref.
2010 Groupama (3) 2006  Franck Cammas (FRA) 09d 03h 14m 47s 16.16
2014 BANQUE POPULAIRE VII 2006  Loick Peyron (FRA) 2014-11-10 - 05:08:32 07d 15h 08m 32s 19.34
2018 IDEC SPORT 2006  Francis Joyon (FRA) 2018-11-12 - 04:21:47 07d 14h 21m 47s 19.42
2022 Edmond de Rothschild 2017  Charles Caudrelier (FRA) 2022-11-16 - 09:02:25 06d 19h 47m 25s 21.63 / 26.86 4399.58 [1]

Multihulls - ORMA 60

Referred to as the ORMA 50, Ocean 50 and Multi 50

Year Starter Finisher Sailor G Boat Name Year Designer Time Speed Distance
Sailed 		Ref.
1990  Florence Arthaud (FRA) f Groupe Pierre 1er 1989 VPLP 14d 10h 08m 28s
1994  Laurent Bourgnon (SUI) m Primagaz 1990 VPLP 14d 06h 28m 29s
1998  Laurent Bourgnon (SUI) m Primagaz 1990 VPLP 12d 08h 41m 06s
2002 18 3  Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA) m Géant 2002 VPLP 13d 07h 53m 00s 11.07 / 0
2006 12 11  Lionel Lemonchois (FRA) m Gitana 11 2001 VPLP 07d 17h 19m 06s 19.11 / 0

Multihulls - Multi 50

Referred to as the ORMA 50, Ocean 50 and Multi 50

Year Starter Finisher Sailor Boat Name Year Designer Time Speed
Rhum / Water		 Distance
Sailed		 Ref.
2002  Franck-Yves Escoffier (FRA) Crêpes Whaou 16d 23h 09m 42s
2006  Franck-Yves Escoffier (FRA) Crêpes Whaou 11d 17h 28m 11s
2010  Lionel Lemonchois (FRA) Prince de Bretagne 15d 04h 50m 48s
2014  Erwan Le Roux (FRA) Fenêtre A Cardinal 11d 05h 13m 55s
2018  Armel Tripon (FRA) Réauté Chocolat 11d 07h 32m 40s
2022  Erwan Le Roux (FRA) FRA 21 - KOESIO 10d 21h 35m 52s 13.54 / 16.04 4197.23 [2]

Class 40

Year Starter Finisher Sailor Sail No. Boat Name Design Time Ref.
2006 24 22  Phil Sharp (GBR) GBR 4 PSR Pogo 40S1 18d 10h 21m 01s
2010 44 40  Thomas Ruyant (FRA) FRA 88 Destination Dunkerque Tyker 40 Evolution 2 17d 23h 10m 17s
2014 43 32  Alex Pella (ESP) ESP 123 Tales II Botin 16d 17h 47m 08s
2018 52 34  Yoann Richomme (FRA) FRA 154 Veedol-AIC Lombard 16d 03h 22m 44s
2022 55 37  Yoann Richomme (FRA) 182 Paprec Arkea Lift V2 14d 03h 08m 40s

References

  1. ^ "Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) wins 12th Route de Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe". 2022-11-16.
  2. ^ "The apprentice comes of age but experience tells as Le Roux wins OCEAN FIFTY". 2022-11-20.


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