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The Race

History of the Route du Rhum

1998 :

For the twentieth anniversary of the Rhum there was a very balanced line-up. 19 multihulls, 18 monohulls, an exceptional line-up with all the leaders in both sets of rankings with in particular the round the world sailors from the Vendée Globe. Laurent Bourgnon achieved the remarkable feat of a second consecutive victory and set a new course record of 12 days 8 hours, ahead of Alain Gauthier and Franck Cammas; Thomas Coville, who replaced Yves Parlier at the last moment came in first in the monohulls. This edition also revealed the talent of Ellen MacArthur, winner in the 50-footers, who fought it out for a while with the 60-foot boats and won over the public.

1998 : the rankings
PositionSkipperBoatTime
1Laurent BourgnonPrimagaz12d 08h 41'06"
2Alain GautierBrocéliande12d 11h 54'32"
3Franck CammasGroupama12d 19h 41'13"
4Marc GuillemotLa Trinitaine12d 19h 49'41"
5Loïck PeyronFujicolor II13d 02h 38'12"
6Francis JoyonBanque Populaire13d 13h 41'30"
7Paul VatineChauss'Europ13d 23h 37'44"
8François-René CarluerLaiterie St Malo-Défi Malouin16d 03h 33'20"
9Thomas CovilleAquitaine Innovations18d 07h 53'32"
10Jean-Luc Van den HeedeAlgimouss18d 21h 04'16"
11Mike BirchEléphant Bleu19d 02h 14'50"
12Raphaël DinelliSodébo19d 09h 58'17"
13Franck-Yves EscoffierDeleage Diazo19d 16h 16'27"
14Jean MaurelMaison Côté Ouest-Aigle19d 20h 12’08"
15Hérvé ClérisCLM20d 04h 58'14"
16Ellen MacArthurKingfisher20d 11h 44'48"
17Stève RavussinKelly Services20d 17h 27'10"
18Philippe MonnetUunet21d 01h 30'45"
19Luc CoquelinMulticap Gamelin21d 21h 35'54"
20Charlie CapelleChaussettes Olympia22d 04h 15'06"
21Pierre AntoineFriends & Lovers23d 14h 06'04"
22Bob EscoffierAdecco Etoile Filante23d 16h 07'54"
23Loïc PochetGroupe Batteur-Défi 14 PME24d 08h 43'06"
24Anne CaseneuveArmor Lux24d 12h 48'30"
25Frédéric LescotLes Mousquetaires25d 14h 36'45"
26Simone BianchettiItalia Telecom TNT27d 05h 06'01"
27Pascal QuintinCasino Val André28d 06h 12'02"
-Didier LevillainChaleur FioulHors temps
-Yvan BourgnonYpremaAbandon
-Victot Jean-NoëlRégion Guadeloupe - RFOAbandon
-Marc GatehouseVictoria GroupAbandon
-Eric DumontLe HavreAbandon
-Patrick CoulombelLyland & Mc Gill SolidaireAbandon
-Bernard MalaretBaume & MercierAbandon
-Catherine ChabaudWhirlpool/Europe 2Abandon

Final Rankings

Final Ranking

Monohulls
IMOCA
Roland JourdainSill et Veolia
Classe 1
Philippe ChevallierAntilles-Sails.com
Classe 2
Kip StoneArtforms
Classe 3
Michel KleinjansRoaring Forty
Classe 40
Phil Sharpphilsharpracing.com
Multihulls
ORMA
Lionel lemonchoisGitana 11
Classe 2
Franck-Yves EscoffierCrêpes Whaou !
Classe 3
Pierre AntoineImagine-Institut des Maladies Génétiques
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Breaking news

  • 02/11/2006 à 10:06:00News from Bolands Mill at 9 am

    Last night was not good for me. I ended up with the small spi in the sea, getting it back out took me about 2 hrs, I think it is undamaged but the snuffer is in a bad way and I had some ropes wrapped around the rudders. I lost the halyard for it so I am going to have to work out a plan for putting a spare up there and fashining some kind of repair to the snuffer. In these kind of conditions I expect to lose a lot of time on the other boats.
    Ian Munslow

  • 30/10/2006 à 08:06:00Family reasons force Jérémie Beyou to leave race.

    Jérémie Beyou, skipper of the monohull DELTA DORE, has informed Jean Maurel, the director of the Race, that he has had to decide to quit the race for family reasons: The state of his wife, who is pregnant, has worsened and has required the skipper to rejoin her rapidly. His sponsor and his technical team support his decision unanimously.

  • 29/10/2006 à 15:01:00Franck Cammas first at Cape Frehel

    Leading the entire fleet, Franck Cammas (Groupama) passed Cape Frehel at 14h56min35" followed by Michel Desjoyaux (Géant) at 15h08min11", Lionel Lemonchois (Gitana XI) at 15h02min08, Thomas Coville (Sodeb'O) at 15h02min23" and Pascal Bidégorry (Banque Populaire) 15h02min30"

  • 28/10/2006 à 18:02:00THE ENGLISH POINT OF VIEW

    Mark Turner (co-owner of Offshore Challenge, with E. MacArthur: "I believe people do not realize what an outstanding event the Route du Rhum is. There is not an event that gathers as many people (mostly non sailors) on the docks. They come over here to watch the boats in an harbour that I’d compare to a theatre, and at night the streets of St Malo are so lively ! No other place or sailing competition can provide that."

  • 27/10/2006 à 18:27:00Ellen MacArthur in St Malo

    This is the first time I am at the start of a race without actually racing or with an entry in a race to come. In addition I will not even be in St Malo tomorrow for the start. That’s a bizarre feeling and I am a bit sad, I must say ! I remember that in 2002, I was nervous before the start and during the low pressure system, but I really enjoyed sailing the race.

    In regards to the start, it will be interesting to see how the new boats perform in a low -pressure system. I will be looking at their speeds and sailing angles without drawing any quick conclusions! If some of the boats seem to under perform, it might be because their skippers are still fine-tuning their manoeuvres.

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