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
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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
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
Golden Globe Race skipper Susie Goodall arrives in Hobart
29-year old Golden Globe Race skipper Susie Goodall, the sole woman and youngest competitor in this race, arrived at the Hobart pit-stop in 4th place
Barnacles slow Golden Globe sailors
3rd placed GGR competitor Uku Randmaa set off from the stopover gate in Hobart lamenting the state of the bottom of his Rustler 36 One and All , which is covered with barnacles
IRC and ORC agree to further develop UMS
The two international rating systems recognised by World Sailing, IRC and ORC, agreed to continue their dialogue on a technical level to further develop UMS
