British skipper Alex Thomson, on Hugo Boss, is in good shape this Thursday morning, counting down the miles to what should be his first taste of victory in the IMOCA class.
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Fellow competitor to rescue capsized French skipper
An operation is under way to rescue Lalou Roucayrol, the French Route du Rhum skipper who capsized 1,000 nautical miles east of Guadeloupe early Wednesday morning.
Arkema Capsize on the Route du Rhum
French skipper Lalou Roucayrol has capsized on his Multi50 Arkema at around 06:30hrs UTC this morning (Weds) while racing in fourth place in the Route du Rhum-Destination Gaudeloupe approximately 1000 miles east of Guadeloupe
Golden Globe Race – Slats gains after Den Heede pitchpole
Second placed Mark Slats sailing the Rustler 36 Ohpen Maverick has taken more than 500 miles out of Van Den Heede’s lead over the past week
Route du Rhum – Less than 1000nm to go for Thomson
Armel Tripon and Alex Thomson should be the next to finish the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe. The leaders of the Multi50 and IMOCA fleets are only 115 nautical miles apart
Joyon wins Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe
Francis Joyon snatched victory in the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, finishing just 7 min and 8 secs ahead of Francois Gabart after overtaking him in the last miles of the race
Route du Rhum – Gabart on course to smash race record
With less than 800 nm to sail to the finish of the 2018 Route du Rhum he French sailor François Gabart is on course not only to win the ULTIME class but to smash the outright race record
Golden Globe Race leader to continue in race
Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, who suffered a knock-down on Monday 5 November, has decided to continue in the race back to Les Sables d’Olonne
Route du Rhum – Thomson powers on
British skipper Alex Thomson on Hugo Boss, who has led the IMOCA fleet since the first morning, is now more than 80 miles ahead of second-placed Paul Meilhat on SMA
Route du Rhum – Banque Populaire IX capsizes
Latest reports for the Route du Rhum fleet continue with news of the capsize by French former Vendée Globe winner, Armel Le Cléac’h, on board Maxi SoloBanque Populaire IX.
Route du Rhum – A third of fleet head for land
The first 24hrs of racing have seen over a third of the fleet head for…
Golden Globe Race – Leader suffers knock-down and mast damage
Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede has reported that he has suffered a knock-down and mast damage
