- Route du Rhum
The Route du Rhum is a
transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes places every 4 years in November. The course is 'twixtSaint Malo , Brittany,France andPointe-à-Pitre ,Guadeloupe . The first competition, won by CanadianMichael Birch in his boat "Olympus Photo" by a margin of 98 seconds over second-placedMichel Malinovsky in "Kriter V" was held in1978 , and was marked in tragedy by the disappearance ofAlain Colas during the crossing.The 2006 race begins on
29 October 2006 , with a maximum of 60 boats competing in 4 categories:
*ORMA Class: Multihulls measuring from 59’ to 60’ in length
*IMOCA Class: Monohulls measuring from 58’ to 60’ in length
*Class 2 Monohulls and multihulls measuring from 45.1 to 50’
*Class 3 Monohulls and multihulls measuring from 40’ to 45’
*Class 40 Monohulls (40', specific class)Final standing in the 60 foot multihull range
Final standing in the 60 foot single hull range
External links
*, [http://www.routedurhum.org/ Official Homepage of the Route du Rhum]
*, [http://www.pbase.com/pbasetim/route_du_rhum_2006 Photos of boats]
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