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
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
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 land and the worst of the weather and sea state is yet to come. Of the 123 boats that crossed the Route du Rhum start…
Edmond de Rothschild out whilst Thomson leads IMOCAs
The tough weather conditions are starting to take their toll on the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe fleet in the Bay of Biscay
Route du Rhum underway off Saint Malo on Sunday
The 11th edition and 40th anniversary staging of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race got underway off the Brittany port of Saint Malo on Sunday
Route du Rhum – Phil Sharp aims for second consecutive win
Phil Sharp, Class40 skipper of Imerys Clean Energy aims for a second consecutive win in the Route du Rhum
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild prepares for Route du Rhum
On November 4th, Sébastien Josse is set to leave at the helm of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild on his 3rd participation in the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe
