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, Metropolitan France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, overseas France. 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 | Edmont de Rothschild Charles Caudrelier |
| 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 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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