The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race first run in 1978.
The inaugural race had an unusually close finish for a trans ocean race of this era where boats varied so much. Under 8 minutes separated Mike Birch on his trimaran and Michel Malinovski, as can be seen in vintage footage.
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Results Pos Sail No. Boat name Type Designer Year Name / Nationality Finish Time Delta % Speed Ref. 1 39 Olympus Photo 11.48m Trimaran Greene-Newick 1978 m 23d 06h 59m 35s 0% 6.34 2 28 Kriter V 21m Monohull Mauric 1978 m 23d 07h 01m 13s 0% 6.34 3 20953 Rogue Wave 60ft Trimaran Dick NEWICK 1978 m 23d 15h 51m 32s 1.59% 6.24 4 Kriter IV 23m Alloy Trimaran Joubert 1978 m 24d 06h 27m 20s 4.2% 6.08 5 157 Wild Rocket 19.17m Ketch Auzepy Brenneur 1972 m 24d 20h 37m 20s 6.73% 5.94 6 43 Arauna IV 11.58m Mono Gilles Costantini 1975 m 26d 05h 09m 25s 12.55% 5.63 7 Saint-Malo - Pointe-a-Pitre m 26d 12h 52m 22s 13.93% 5.56 8 FRA 4466 Petrouchka 14.50m Monohull Dominique Presles 1971 m 26d 16h 23m 29s 14.56% 5.53 9 21 Salamandre 11.50m Monohull Ollier 1978 m 27d 01h 39m 25s 16.22% 5.45 10 Via Assurances m 27d 21h 17m 10s 19.73% 5.29 11 X.Périmental f 27d 21h 36m 56s 19.79% 5.29 12 Gudrun IV m 28d 01h 01m 13s 20.4% 5.26 13 Quart Kriter m 28d 05h 02m 59s 21.12% 5.23 14 Bestevaer m 29d 04h 38m 00s 25.34% 5.06 15 Damnation m 29d 12h 07m 07s 26.68% 5 16 Jeremi m 29d 14h 29m 40s 27.1% 4.99 17 Mutuelles Unies m 30d 02h 30m 36s 29.25% 4.9 18 Bluamnesya m 30d 04h 36m 15s 29.63% 4.89 19 Saint-Marguerite m 30d 12h 29m 45s 31.04% 4.84 20 Lady of Sailomat m 31d 17h 30m 51s 36.23% 4.65 21 Barbados m 31d 17h 27m 45s 36.22% 4.65 22 Journal de Mickey m 31d 21h 30m 00s 36.94% 4.63 23 Logo m 31d 08h 30m 00s 34.62% 4.71 24 Champagne Delafon m 34d 08h 30m 00s 47.5% 4.3 TLE Fortuna Syntofil m TLE Belor Avon m TLE FRA 6930 Pornichet Marine m TLE 34 Synthegral 12.6M Tri Kelsall m TLE Pytheas m RET Tanikely m RET Lili-Aggie m RET Paul Ricard m RET Seiko m RET Ville des Sables m RET Disque d’Or II m RET Manureva Dispa m Source:http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/1978%20Rhum.htm
References
External links
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