| 2006 Route du Rhum | |
| Edition: | 8th Edition |
| Sponsor: | La Banque Postale |
| Start: | St Malo (FRA) |
| Finish: | Guadeloupe |
| Course: | Solo Non-Stop Transatlantic Race |
| Dates: | Starts 27th October 2006 |
| Host: | Pen Duick SAS |
| Competitors: | 74 Sailors |
| Yachts: | 74 Boats |
| Nations: | BEL 1, FRA 65, GBR 5, NED 1, SUI 1, USA 1 |
| Linehonours: | Michel Desjoyeaux - Géant |
| Class1: | Class 1 Multi |
| Class2: | Class 2 Multi |
| Class3: | Class 3 Multi |
| Class4: | Class 1 Mono |
| Class5: | Class 2 Mono |
| Class6: | Class 3 Mono |
| Class7: | IMOCA 60 |
| Class8: | Class40 |
| Prev: | 2002 |
| Next: | 2010 |
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race. The 2006 race was the eighth edition and had eight classes,[1] with 74 boats taking part.[2]
| Pos | Sail No. | Boat Name | Year | Designer | Name / Nationality | G | Elapsed Time | Delta % | Speed | Distance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | VPLP | m | 07d 17h 19m 06s | 0% | 19.11 / 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | Mar. 2002 | Nigel Irens Cabaret | m | 08d 04h 25m 07s | 5.99% | 18.03 / 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | m | 08d 13h 39m 02s | 10.97% | 17.22 / 0 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | 2002 | VPLP | m | 08d 13h 48m 24s | 11.06% | 17.21 / 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | 2004 | VPLP | m | 08d 17h 55m 17s | 13.28% | 16.87 / 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | 2001 | Nigel Irens Marc Lombard | m | 09d 00h 40m 15s | 16.92% | 16.35 / 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | Apr. 2002 | VPLP | m | 09d 16h 14m 40s | 25.32% | 15.25 / 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | 971 | 1990 | VPLP | m | 11d 11h 56m 51s | 48.9% | 12.84 / 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Apr. 2002 | Lombard | m | 12d 00h 59m 00s | 55.94% | 12.26 / 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Sept. 2000 | VPLP | m | 12d 14h 52m 00s | 63.43% | 11.69 / 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | 1988 | Giles Oliver | m | 21d 10h 58m 50s | 177.89% | 6.88 / 0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | 2001 | Lombard | m | COLSPAN=4 | Capsized boat destroyed |
| Pos. | Boat Name | Yr. Launch | Name | Finish Time | Elapsed Time | Note | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | - | 12d 11h 58m 58s | |||||
| 2 | 2004 | - | 12d 12h 26m 58s | |||||
| 3 | 2003 | - | 12d 20h 27m 58s | |||||
| 4 | 1999 | - | 13d 03h 57m 17s | |||||
| 5 | 2006 | - | 13d 09h 20m 03s | |||||
| 6 | 2001 | - | 13d 17h 32m 20s | |||||
| 7 | 2000 | - | 16d 17h 57m 26s | |||||
| 8 | 2000 | - | 17d 00h 52m 44s | |||||
| 9 | 2002 | - | 18d 11h 39m 29s | |||||
| 10 | 1994 | - | 22d 07h 26m 43s | |||||
| ABD | 2006 | - | Abandon | |||||
| ABD | 1999 | - | Abandon |
| Pos | Sail No. | Boat Name | Design | Yr | Name (Nationality) | G | Finish Time | Elapsed Time | Delta % | Speed | Distance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR 4 | philsharpracing.com | Pogo 40S1 | 2005 | 18d 10h 21m 18s | 0% | 8.01 | - | ||||
| 2 | FRA 7 | Oyster Funds | Pogo 40S1 | 2006 | 19d 08h 52m 00s | 0.37% | 7.62 | - | ||||
| 3 | GBR 15 | Boland Mills | Jaz 40 | 2006 | 21d 09h 45m 31s | 0.51% | 6.89 | - | ||||
| 4 | FRA 22 | Côte d'Armor Terre et Mer | Pogo 40S1 | 2006 | 21d 18h 18m 59s | 0.54% | 6.78 | - | ||||
| 5 | FRA 2 | Le comptoir immobilier | Pogo 40S1 | 2004 | 22d 10h 10m 40s | 0.59% | 6.58 | - | ||||
| 6 | FRA 25 | Appart'City | Tyker | 2006 | 22d 13h 16m 09s | 0.6% | 6.54 | - | ||||
| 7 | FRA 29 | Chocolats Monbana | Tyker 40 | 2006 | 22d 14h 09m 40s | 0.6% | 6.53 | - | ||||
| 8 | FRA 23 | Atao Audio System | Akilaria | 2006 | 22d 14h 26m 17s | 0.6% | 6.53 | - | ||||
| 9 | FRA 24 | IXSEA | Jumbo | 2006 | 22d 16h 25m 50s | 0.61% | 6.51 | - | ||||
| 10 | FRA 14 | Tchuda Popka II | Pogo 40S1 | 2006 | 22d 22h 13m 45s | 0.62% | 6.44 | - | ||||
| 11 | FRA 9 | Guyader l'esprit de la mer | Pogo 40S1 | 2006 | 23d 00h 40m 50s | 0.63% | 6.41 | - | ||||
| 12 | FRA 3 | Destination Calais | Jumbo | 2005 | 23d 03h 14m 37s | 0.64% | 6.38 | - | ||||
| 12 | FRA 6 | NOUS ENTREPRENONS | Pogo 40S1 | 2006 | 23d 10h 38m 28s | 0.66% | 6.3 | - | ||||
| 13 | FRA 1 | Cap VAD | Jumbo | 2004 | 23d 11h 01m 25s | 0.66% | 6.29 | - | ||||
| 14 | FRA 17 | Jardin Bio - Prévoir | Nacira 40 Mk1 | 2006 | 23d 12h 18m 50s | 0.66% | 6.28 | - | ||||
| 15 | FRA 10 | FNAIM Pays de Loire | Pogo 40S1 | 2006 | 23d 16h 20m 33s | 0.68% | 6.23 | - | ||||
| 16 | FRA 20 | Cinémas cinefil.com | Pogo 40S1 | 2006 | 23d 21h 29m 05s | 0.69% | 6.18 | - | ||||
| 17 | FRA 32 | PACA Entreprendre | LNM40 | 2006 | 23d 21h 29m 46s | 0.69% | 6.18 | - | ||||
| 18 | FRA 21 | Lexibook | Pogo 40S1 | 2006 | 23d 22h 47m 11s | 0.69% | 6.16 | - | ||||
| 19 | FRA 26 | Siegenia Aubi | Jumbo | 2006 | 24d 01h 26m 36s | 0.7% | 6.13 | - | ||||
| 20 | FRA 12 | Nouvelle Calédonie | A40 | 2006 | 24d 04h 03m 19s | 0.71% | 6.11 | - | ||||
| 21 | FRA 27 | Knauf Industries | Akilaria | 2006 | 24d 19h 23m 42s | 0.76% | 5.95 | - | ||||
| 22 | FRA 18 | Fermiers de Loué/Sarthe | Sabrosa 40 | 2006 | 25d 10h 51m 30s | 0.8% | 5.8 | - | ||||
| DNF | GBR 19 | Kenmore Homes | LC40 | 2006 | ||||||||
| DNF | FRA 28 | TMI Technologie | Pogo 40S1 | 2006 | ||||||||