NEWS FLASH: Richomme victorious in Class40

© Alexis Courcoux

The French sailor Yoann Richomme today completed a dominant start-to-finish performance to win the Class40 division in the 2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race from Saint Malo to Pointe-à-Pitre.

The 35-year-old naval architect from Larmor-Plage in France crossed the finish line in Guadeloupe after 16 days, 3 hours and 22 minutes at sea on board his Class40 yacht, Veedol-AIC at 16:22.45hrs UTC this afternoon. The Class40 division was the most numerous of the six classes in the 3,542-nautical mile race with 53 skippers taking part.

© Alexis Courcoux

Nov 20, 2018

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The French sailor Yoann Richomme today completed a dominant start-to-finish performance to win the Class40 division in the 2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race from Saint Malo to Pointe-à-Pitre.

The 35-year-old naval architect from Larmor-Plage in France crossed the finish line in Guadeloupe after 16 days, 3 hours and 22 minutes at sea on board his Class40 yacht, Veedol-AIC at 16:22.45hrs UTC this afternoon. The Class40 division was the most numerous of the six classes in the 3,542-nautical mile race with 53 skippers taking part.