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Show news Route du Rhum: Gitana 18 damaged
The team is reporting that the Ultim 105ft foiling trimaran, Gitana 18 has suffered foil damage.
Posted today at 7:39 am Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe day 2
Francis Joyon has capsized, and Quentin Le Nabour has been dismasted
Posted on 2 Nov Spectacular Start to the Route du Rhum
Our video of the action plus the Monday morning fleet update
Posted on 2 Nov Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe start
Favourites in front after sunny downwind departure from Saint Malo
Posted on 1 Nov Class 40 fleet set for the Route du Rhum
39 scows and 10 pointy-bow boats, all lined up together
Posted on 31 Oct All treats no tricks for Route du Rhum start
Today has been mainly about the dock out of the 22 boat IMOCA fleet
Posted on 31 Oct Sam Goodchild and Boris Herrmann interviewed
Ahead of the Route du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe
Posted on 31 Oct Record Italian fleet in Saint-Malo
For Route du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe 2026 start
Posted on 31 Oct 2027 CIC Med Channel Race Notice of Race published
Class40 and Sun Fast 30 OD competitors will set sail from Marseille for another offshore showdown
Posted on 30 Oct CYCA's Rupert Henry set for Route du Rhum
Taking on the the legendary race to prepare for 'Hobart'
Posted on 30 Oct Route du Rhum Video Preview
115 solo skippers, a huge race village, 2 favourites
Posted on 29 Oct Ultims in the Route du Rhum: Land of the giants
The defending champion Charles Caudrelier has a revolutionary, brand new machine
Posted on 28 Oct Who is maintaining the boat?
I was fascinated by John Curnow's recent editorial 'Who is sailing the boat?'
Posted on 27 Oct 4 winners, one Rhum: their perspectives on Class40
A Route du Rhum fleet that promises another great battle
Posted on 27 Oct Class40 in the Route du Rhum
The biggest class has sailors with ambitions at every level
Posted on 26 Oct Vintage multis in the Route du Rhum
A long lasting love affair
Posted on 25 Oct Ocean Fifty: A battle between the generations?
The Ocean Fifty Route du Rhum fleet features fast, light multihulls designed to a 'box rule'
Posted on 24 Oct 2026 Class40 Mediterranean Trophy
Won by Omar Naas and Louis Torreilles
Posted on 24 Oct Globe40 Interview - Manfred Ramspacher
Looking back on the success of previous edition and discussing the event's future development
Posted on 24 Oct Everything to know about the Route du Rhum fleet
The final races held this summer and early autumn have delivered valuable lessons and insights
Posted on 23 Oct #TeamMusto ambassadors set for the Route du Rhum
Musto is kitting out more than twenty of the world's top offshore sailors for the 13th edition
Posted on 22 Oct Ronnie Simpson Racing announces new partnership
Ahead of the 2027 Global Solo Challenge race
Posted on 21 Oct Route du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe village open
The largest village ever created for an ocean race is in Saint-Malo
Posted on 20 Oct The Globe40 through the eyes of Jean-Marie Liot
Jean-Marie Liot is opening up his archives.
Posted on 18 Oct Globe40 2028-2029 - Brian McVickers interview
His journey, his motivations, and his ambitions for this new adventure
Posted on 11 Oct RORC Caribbean 600 Notice of Race
Antigua in February is not a difficult sell
Posted on 9 Oct Who is sailing the boat?
Technology, AI, and the line offshore racing cannot afford to discover too late
Posted on 7 Oct Route du Rhum on Virtual Regatta
The Official Game has been open since October 1
Posted on 6 Oct CIC Normandy Channel Race 2027 preview
All signs point to continued success as the event moves closer to its 20th anniversary
Posted on 3 Oct Globe40 2028-2029 - Federico Waksman interview
The Uruguayan sailor had a historic victory in the 2023 Mini Transat
Posted on 3 Oct
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Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe Start
© Loic Venance / AFP The village of the Route du Rhum destination Guadeloupe and Class40 monohulls moored in the harbour of Saint-Malo northwestern France
© AFP / Lou Benoist Forecast for the Route du Rhum destination Guadeloupe start
© Meteo Consult CYCA's Rupert Henry set for Route du Rhum
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR 2025 CYCA's Rupert Henry set for Route du Rhum
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR 2025 CIC Med Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot / Cap Regatta Thomas Ruyant
© Laurent Vidal Alex Pella
© Alexis Courcoux Yoann Richomme (PAPREC)
© Arnaud Pilpré Malouine – La Trinquette
© Pierrick Contin Sogestran – Seafrigo
© WaterandTechnologyFactory Mikael Mergui (Hirsch-Centrakor)
© Pierre Bouras Loïc Féquet (Funae)
© Pierrick Contin Omar Naas and Louis Torreilles win the 2026 Class40 Mediterranean Trophy
© Jehan Lerin Photographie 2026 Class40 Mediterranean Trophy
© RMYC / Andrea Azzopardi 2026 Class40 Mediterranean Trophy
© Gilles Martin-Raget VSF Sports
© Robin Christol Globe40 Interview - Manfred Ramspacher
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Globe40 Interview - Manfred Ramspacher
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Globe40 Interview - Manfred Ramspacher
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Pam Lee
© Richard Mardens Eric Linder
© Ronnie Simpson Racing Koloa Maoli under sail
© Ronnie Simpson Racing Globe40
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Globe40
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Globe40
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Brian McVickers
© Globe40 Les Sables Horta 2025
© Vincent Olivaud Simon Bailey: a project like no other
© Simon Bailey Class 40 Pierreval-Fondation Good Planet, skippers Vincent Riou and Yann Doffin
© Gauthier Lebec
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