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01.11.2010 Back to news
Start of the Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale
 | © Gilles Martin-Raget / Groupe Bel |
15 to 20,000 people were present on the water to admire a wonderful spectacle. When the gun sounded, the impressive Groupama 3, skippered by Franck Cammas was first to cross the starting line, with the sharpest of his Ultime Class friends (Gitana 11, Sodebo, Idec). In the IMOCA 60 foot Class, the yachts stayed close-knit from the very start, as announced. Although Arnaud Boissières (Akena Verandas) opened the way on the starting line, Kito de Pavant, Michel Desjoyeaux, Marc Guillemot, Jean-Pierre Dick and Vincent Riou charged off together for the first miles. At the Cap Fréhel buoy, anchored at the bottom of the cliffs, to which boats of all sizes swarmed, Jean-Pierre Dick (Virbac Paprec 3) moved into the lead followed by Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) and Kito. They are well and truly off! ?
Kito de Pavant 45 minutes after the start, just before reaching Cap Fréhel:
“This Route du Rhum is magical, it's a wonderful spectacle. Life has its surprises and this is a really beautiful one as far as I’m concerned. The starting gun set me free; I was a little tense before the start. The sea was calm this morning, but now, with all the spectators and accompanying boats, the sea has become very choppy and you need to be vigilant. It was a good start downwind with the mainsails driving us out towards the ocean. There are so many people and its fantastic what’s happening. Thirty minutes before the start, there was some stress with a decision to be made in relation to the choice of sails. We knew that the wind would ease off and Groupe Bel is under full mainsail and gennaker. There are still small gusts and we need to be quick off the mark. And then, there was the saying goodbye to the technical team, which is always an emotional moment. So, here we are, we’ve let the horses run and we’re off for a big adventure. All the IMOCAs are grouped together. I have Michel Desjoyeaux just beside me, Vincent Riou and Marc Guillemot a little further away, so there’s a good battle in view.”
IMOCA Ranking at 16:00 (French time GMT+1):
1- Virbac-Paprec 3 - Jean-Pierre Dick
2 - Foncia - Michel Desjoyeaux
3 - PRB - Vincent Riou
4 - Groupe Bel - Kito de Pavant
5 - Akena Verandas - Arnaud Boissières
6 - Veolia environment - Roland Jourdain
All rankings:: click here
La Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale 2010
St. Malo > Pointe-à-Pitre single-handed
9th race, created in 1978 by Michel Etevenon
Start Sunday 31 October 2010 at 13:02
Route: 3,543 miles leaving the Island of Guadeloupe to portside.
85 racers divided into IMOCA, Class 40', Class Multi 50', “Ultimes”, “Rhum Category” (Multi 39'-59')
Real time winner in 2006: Lionel Lemonchois, 60 foot trimaran Gitana 11IMOCA Winner: Roland Jourdain, Sill et Veolia
Routing prohibited pour the IMOCA Class
Official site: www.routedurhum-labanquepostale.com
Kito de Pavant 45 minutes after the start, just before reaching Cap Fréhel:
“This Route du Rhum is magical, it's a wonderful spectacle. Life has its surprises and this is a really beautiful one as far as I’m concerned. The starting gun set me free; I was a little tense before the start. The sea was calm this morning, but now, with all the spectators and accompanying boats, the sea has become very choppy and you need to be vigilant. It was a good start downwind with the mainsails driving us out towards the ocean. There are so many people and its fantastic what’s happening. Thirty minutes before the start, there was some stress with a decision to be made in relation to the choice of sails. We knew that the wind would ease off and Groupe Bel is under full mainsail and gennaker. There are still small gusts and we need to be quick off the mark. And then, there was the saying goodbye to the technical team, which is always an emotional moment. So, here we are, we’ve let the horses run and we’re off for a big adventure. All the IMOCAs are grouped together. I have Michel Desjoyeaux just beside me, Vincent Riou and Marc Guillemot a little further away, so there’s a good battle in view.”
IMOCA Ranking at 16:00 (French time GMT+1):
1- Virbac-Paprec 3 - Jean-Pierre Dick
2 - Foncia - Michel Desjoyeaux
3 - PRB - Vincent Riou
4 - Groupe Bel - Kito de Pavant
5 - Akena Verandas - Arnaud Boissières
6 - Veolia environment - Roland Jourdain
All rankings:: click here
La Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale 2010
St. Malo > Pointe-à-Pitre single-handed
9th race, created in 1978 by Michel Etevenon
Start Sunday 31 October 2010 at 13:02
Route: 3,543 miles leaving the Island of Guadeloupe to portside.
85 racers divided into IMOCA, Class 40', Class Multi 50', “Ultimes”, “Rhum Category” (Multi 39'-59')
Real time winner in 2006: Lionel Lemonchois, 60 foot trimaran Gitana 11IMOCA Winner: Roland Jourdain, Sill et Veolia
Routing prohibited pour the IMOCA Class
Official site: www.routedurhum-labanquepostale.com
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