The Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes place every four years in November. The course is between Saint Malo, Brittany, Metropolitan France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, overseas France, in the Caribbean. The first competition, won by Canadian Michael Birch in his boat Olympus Photo by a margin of 98 seconds over second-placed Michel Malinovsky in Kriter V, was held in 1978, and was marked in tragedy by the disappearance of Alain Colas during the crossing.

The current record is 6d 19h 47m 25s, set on November 16, 2022, by Charles Caudrelier.

Participation

1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 Total AUS 1 1 1 3 BEL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 12 BUL 1 1 2 CAN 1 2 1 1 1 1 7 CHN 1 1 CRO 1 1 ESP 1 1 1 3 FIN 1 1 1 3 FRA 27 44 25 24 21 29 48 65 70 70 102 117 642 GBR 1 2 2 4 5 2 2 7 4 29 GER 1 1 1 1 2 2 8 HUN 1 1 ITA 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 15 JPN 1 1 2 NED 1 1 2 NOR 1 1 2 NZL 1 1 1 3 POR 0 POL 1 1 RSA 1 1 2 SUI 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 18 SWE 1 1 USA 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 10 Starters 36 50 32 27 25 35 58 74 85 85 123 138 768 Starters - Female 1 1 2 1 0 3 4 5 2 2 5 7 33 Starters - Male 35 49 30 26 25 32 54 69 83 83 118 131 735 Finish 24 31 13 20 14 27 30 60 71 65 70 103 528

Classes

Class 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 Ultim 32/23 • • • • Multihull - ORMA 60 • • • Multihull - Multi 50 / Open Fifty • • • • • • • Monohull - Open 60 • • • • • • • • Monohull - Class 40 • • • • • • Rhum • • • Rhum Multihull • • Rhum Monohulls • •

Results Line Honours Year Starters Finish Winning Sailor Boat name Elapsed Time Ref1978 - 1st Edition 38 24 Olympus Photo 23d 06h 58m 35s1982 - 2nd Edition 52 31 Elf Aquitaine18d 01h 38m1986 - 3rd Edition 33 Fleury Michon14d 15h 57m1990 - 4th Edition 31 20 Pierre 1er14d 10h 08m1994 - 5th Edition 24 14 ORMA 60 - Primagaz14d 06h 28m1998 - 6th Edition 35 27 ORMA 60 - Primagaz12d 08h 41m2002 - 7th Edition 58 ORMA 60 - Géant13d 07h 53m2006 - 8th Edition 74 Gitana 117d 17h 19m 06s2010 - 9th Edition 87 71 Groupama 39d 03h 14m 47s2014 - 10th Edition 88 65 Banque Populaire VII7d 15h 08m 32s 2018 - 11th Edition 123 70 IDEC SPORT 7d 14h 21m 47s 2022 - 12th Edition 138 103 Edmond de Rothschild 6d 19h 47m 25s2026 - 13th Edition

IMOCA 60

Year Entries Finishers Winning Helm Winning Yacht Winning Time 2002 17 12 Kingfisher 13d 13h 31m 47s 2006 12 10 Sill & Veolia 12d 11h 58m 58s 2010 9 8 Véolia Environnement 13d 17h 10m 56s 2014 9 7 Macif 12d 04h 38m 55s 2018 20 15 SMA 12d 11h 23m 18m 2022 38 34 LinkedOut 11d 17h 36m 25s

Multihull Ultime (Maxi) Year Sail No. Boat name Year Name / Nationality Finish Time Elapsed Time Speed DistanceSailed Ref. 2010 Groupama (3) 2006 09d 03h 14m 47s 16.16 2014 BANQUE POPULAIRE VII 2006 2014-11-10 - 05:08:32 07d 15h 08m 32s 19.34 2018 IDEC SPORT 2006 2018-11-12 - 04:21:47 07d 14h 21m 47s 19.42 2022 Edmond de Rothschild 2017 2022-11-16 - 09:02:25 06d 19h 47m 25s 21.63 / 26.86 4399.58

Multihulls - ORMA 60 Referred to as the ORMA 50, Ocean 50 and Multi 50

Year Starter Finisher Sailor G Boat name Year Designer Time Speed DistanceSailed Ref. 1990 f Groupe Pierre 1er 1989 VPLP 14d 10h 08m 28s 1994 m Primagaz 1990 VPLP 14d 06h 28m 29s 1998 m Primagaz 1990 VPLP 12d 08h 41m 06s 2002 18 3 m Géant 2002 VPLP 13d 07h 53m 00s 11.07 / 0 2006 12 11 m Gitana 11 2001 VPLP 07d 17h 19m 06s 19.11 / 0

Multihulls - Multi 50 Referred to as the ORMA 50, Ocean 50 and Multi 50

Year Starter Finisher Sailor Boat Name Year Designer Time Speed Rhum / Water Distance Sailed Ref. 2002 Crêpes Whaou 16d 23h 09m 42s 2006 Crêpes Whaou 11d 17h 28m 11s 2010 Prince de Bretagne 15d 04h 50m 48s 2014 Fenêtre A Cardinal 11d 05h 13m 55s 2018 Réauté Chocolat 11d 07h 32m 40s 2022 FRA 21 - KOESIO 10d 21h 35m 52s 13.54 / 16.04 4197.23

Class 40

Year Starter Finisher Sailor Sail No. Boat name Design Time Ref. 2006 24 22 GBR 4 PSR Pogo 40S1 18d 10h 21m 01s 2010 44 40 FRA 88 Destination Dunkerque Tyker 40 Evolution 2 17d 23h 10m 17s 2014 43 32 ESP 123 Tales II Botin 16d 17h 47m 08s 2018 52 34 FRA 154 Veedol-AIC Lombard 16d 03h 22m 44s 2022 55 37 182 Paprec Arkea Lift V2 14d 03h 08m 40s

References

External links , Official Homepage of the Route du Rhum , Photos of boats