Route Halifax Saint-Pierre - Celebrations in order
by Route Halifax Saint-Pierre on 11 Jul 2014
Champagne moment in the 2014 Route Halifax Saint-Pierre Jean-Christonphe L'Espagnol
The Route Halifax Saint-Pierre ocean race is over now but the fun is just beginning. First of all, celebrations were in order for many crews as they arrived in Saint-Pierre. After all, finishing a 353 nm mile ocean race, no matter what your final place in the fleet, is an achievement. The Volvo 60, Spirit of Adventure, wins line honours for crossing to Saint-Pierre the fastest of any boat in the fleet - 37:52:31.
The rest of the results are all calculated by using handicap systems.
Ciao Baby!, an Archambault 31 owned and skippered by race originator Philippe Paturel of Saint-Pierre comes out top in the IRC class. While there were just two competitors in the non-spinnaker class this year, the winner is worth mentioning. It's Race Chair Scott MacLeod with his Oceanis 40 Easy Company.
A Mini - a Nacira 6.50, Shanawdithit owned and skippered by Rodolphe Victorri also of Saint-Pierre is the overall PHRF and the PHR-1 class winner, as well as top double-handed crew. Victorri sailed the distance in 44 hours and seven minutes.
And Sea Smoke, the Bavaria 38 from the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron owned and skippered by Mike Evans takes the PHR-2 class
Event website
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