| 1998 Route du Rhum | |
| Edition: | 6th Edition |
| Sponsor: | La Banque Postale |
| Start: | St Malo (FRA) |
| Finish: | Guadeloupe |
| Course: | Solo Non-Stop Transatlantic Race |
| Dates: | Starts 1998 |
| Host: | Pen Duick SAS |
| Competitors: | 35 Sailors |
| Yachts: | 35 Boats |
| Nations: | CAN 1, FRA 29, GBR 2, ITA 1, SUI 2 |
| Linehonours: | Primagaz - |
| Class1: | ORMA 60 |
| Class2: | Class 1 Multi |
| Class3: | Class 2 Multi |
| Class4: | Class 3 Multi |
| Class5: | IMOCA 60 |
| Class6: | Class 1 Mono |
| Class7: | Class 2 Mono |
| Class8: | Class 3 Mono |
| Prev: | 1994 |
| Next: | 2002 |
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race the 1998 race was the 6th edition and had eight classes[1] with 35 boats taking part.
| Pos | Class | Sail No. | Boat Name | Year / Designer | Name / Nationality | Finish Time | Delta % | Speed Rhum / Water | Distance Sailed | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ORMA 60 | 1 | 1990 VPLP | 12d 08h 41m 06s | 0% | 11.94 / - | - | |||||
| 2 | ORMA 60 | 101 | 1997 | 12d 11h 54m 32s | 1.09% | 11.81 / - | - | |||||
| 3 | ORMA 60 | 1998 VPLP | 12d 19h 41m 13s | 3.71% | 11.51 / - | - | ||||||
| 4 | ORMA 60 | Aug. 1998 Irens | 12d 19h 49m 41s | 3.76% | 11.51 / - | - | ||||||
| 5 | ORMA 60 | 1990 Irens | 13d 02h 38m 12s | 6.05% | 11.26 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | ORMA 60 | 8 | 1994 Nigel Irens | 13d 13h 41m 30s | 9.78% | 10.88 / 0 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | ORMA 60 | 7 | 1994 Nigel Irens | 13d 23h 37m 44s | 13.13% | 10.55 / 0 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | ORMA 60 | FRA 35 | 1988 Giles Oliver | 16d 03h 33m 20s | 30.63% | 9.14 / 0 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | IMOCA 60 | 1 | 1996 Finot | 18d 07h 53m 32s | 48.27% | 8.05 / 0 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | IMOCA 60 | 8 | 1992 Harle | 18d 21h 04m 16s | 52.71% | 7.82 / 0 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Multihull 2 | 16 | 1990 Nigel Irens | 19d 02h 14m 50s | 54.46% | 7.73 / 0 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | IMOCA 60 | 1999 Finot | 19d 09h 58m 17s | 57.06% | 7.6 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | Multihull 2 | 1999 Brouns | 19d 16h 16m 27s | 59.18% | 7.5 / 0 | 0 | [2] | |||||
| 14 | IMOCA 60 | 1992 Bouvet-Petit | 19d 20h 12m 08s | 60.51% | 7.44 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | Multihull 2 | 1990 Irens | 20d 04h 58m 14s | 63.46% | 7.3 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | Monohull 2 | 1996 Thompson | 20d 11h 44m 48s | 65.75% | 7.2 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | Multihull 3 | 1989 VPLP | 20d 17h 27m 10s | 67.67% | 7.12 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | IMOCA 60 | 1989 Briand | 21d 01h 30m 45s | 70.39% | 7.01 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | Monohull 2 | 1995 Mortain/Caraibes | 21d 21h 35m 54s | 77.16% | 6.74 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | Multihull 3 | 1980 Greene | 22d 04h 15m 06s | 79.4% | 6.65 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | Multihull 3 | 1981 Greene | 23d 14h 06m 04s | 90.81% | 6.26 / 0 | 0 | [3] | |||||
| 22 | Multihull 1 | 1989 Joubert-Nivel | 23d 16h 07m 54s | 91.49% | 6.23 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | IMOCA 60 | 1992 Harle | 24d 08h 43m 06s | 97.08% | 6.06 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | Monohull 2 | 1983 | 24d 12h 48m 30s | 98.46% | 6.02 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | Monohull 1 | 1981 (Vaton) | 25d 14h 36m 45s | 107.16% | 5.76 / 0 | 0 | [4] | |||||
| 26 | IMOCA 60 | 1992 Malingri | 27d 05h 06m 01s | 120.13% | 5.42 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | Multi 50 | 1997 Joubert-Nivelt | 28d 06h 12m 02s | 128.59% | 5.22 / 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TLE | Monohull 3 | 1991 Harle | ||||||||||
| ABN | ORMA 60 | 1985 Thompson/Humphries | ||||||||||
| ABN | Monohull 2 | 1994 Berret-Racoupeau | ||||||||||
| ABN | IMOCA 60 | 1990 Finot | ||||||||||
| ABN | IMOCA 60 | 1992 Finot | ||||||||||
| ABN | Multihull 3 | 1991 Coulombel | ||||||||||
| ABN | IMOCA 60 | |||||||||||
| ABN | IMOCA 60 | 1998 Lombard | ||||||||||