Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe: Class 40 top five target Guadeloupe
by Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe 19 Nov 2018 19:20 PST
20 November 2018
2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe © Phil Sharp Racing
Pointe-à-Pitre is gearing up for three class winners who should all arrive sometime tomorrow as the 2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe reaches its climax in the Class 40 division and in the amateur Rhum classes – the Monos and Multis.
The first to finish Tuesday is expected to be the French sailor Pierre Antoine at the helm of Olmix, who is set to win the Rhum Multi class by a big margin, despite having to stop to pick up Lalou Roucayrol from his capsized trimaran, Arkema.
Next into the finish is likely to be Yoann Richomme on Veedol-AIC, who has put on a masterclass in his new boat at the front of the Class 40 fleet. Richomme will be followed by Sidney Gavignet, who has been just as dominant as Antoine, but in the Rhum Mono class on board Café Joyeux.
Watch the video to see how the battle is unfolding in the Class 40 fleet.