Route du Rhum explained

Founded:	1978
Classes:	Ultim, IMOCA, Multi 50, Class40, Rhum
Start:	Saint-Malo
Finish:	Pointe-à-Pitre
Type:	single-handed off-shore race
Most Champs:	Laurent Bourgnon (2)
Champion:	Edmont de Rothschild Charles Caudrelier
Website:	http://www.routedurhum.com

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

													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

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Results

Line Honours

Starters	Finish	Boat Name	Elapsed Time
38	24	Olympus Photo	23d 06h 58m 35s
52	31	Elf Aquitaine	18d 01h 38m
33		Fleury Michon	14d 15h 57m
31	20	Pierre 1er	14d 10h 08m
24	14	ORMA 60 - Primagaz	14d 06h 28m
35	27	ORMA 60 - Primagaz	12d 08h 41m
58		ORMA 60 - Géant	13d 07h 53m
74		Gitana 11	7d 17h 19m 06s
87	71	Groupama 3	9d 03h 14m 47s
88	65	Banque Populaire VII	7d 15h 08m 32s
123	70	IDEC SPORT	7d 14h 21m 47s
138	103	Edmond de Rothschild	6d 19h 47m 25s

IMOCA 60

Entries	Finishers	Winning Yacht	Winning Time
17	12	Kingfisher	13d 13h 31m 47s
12	10	Sill & Veolia	12d 11h 58m 58s
9	8	Véolia Environnement	13d 17h 10m 56s
9	7	Macif	12d 04h 38m 55s
20	15	SMA	12d 11h 23m 18m
38	34	LinkedOut	11d 17h 36m 25s

Multihull Ultime (Maxi)

Year	Finish Time	Elapsed Time	Speed	Distance Sailed	Ref.
2006		09d 03h 14m 47s	16.16
2006	2014-11-10 - 05:08:32	07d 15h 08m 32s	19.34
2006	2018-11-12 - 04:21:47	07d 14h 21m 47s	19.42
2017	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

Starter	Finisher	G	Year	Designer	Time	Speed
		f	1989	VPLP	14d 10h 08m 28s
		m	1990	VPLP	14d 06h 28m 29s
		m	1990	VPLP	12d 08h 41m 06s
18	3	m	2002	VPLP	13d 07h 53m 00s	11.07 / 0
12	11	m	2001	VPLP	07d 17h 19m 06s	19.11 / 0

Multihulls - Multi 50

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

Year	Boat Name	Time	Speed Rhum / Water	Distance Sailed	Ref.
	Crêpes Whaou	16d 23h 09m 42s
	Crêpes Whaou	11d 17h 28m 11s
	Prince de Bretagne	15d 04h 50m 48s
	Fenêtre A Cardinal	11d 05h 13m 55s
	Réauté Chocolat	11d 07h 32m 40s
2022	FRA 21 - KOESIO	10d 21h 35m 52s	13.54 / 16.04	4197.23	^[2]

Class 40

Year	Starter	Finisher	Sail No.	Boat Name	Design	Time
	24	22	GBR 4	PSR	Pogo 40S1	18d 10h 21m 01s
	44	40	FRA 88	Destination Dunkerque	Tyker 40 Evolution 2	17d 23h 10m 17s
	43	32	ESP 123	Tales II	Botin	16d 17h 47m 08s
	52	34	FRA 154	Veedol-AIC	Lombard	16d 03h 22m 44s
2022	55	37	182	Paprec Arkea	Lift V2	14d 03h 08m 40s

External links

Notes and References

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