La Route du Rhum Race

Damien Seguin’s IMOCA Groupe APICIL was dismasted in a collision with a cargo ship during the Route du Rhum Race

Route du Rhum Racer Damien Seguin's IMOCA Groupe APICIL is Dismasted in Cargo Ship Collision

11th November 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

La Route du Rhum race organisers say Damien Seguin’s IMOCA Groupe APICIL was hit by a cargo ship and dismasted around 0330hrs (French time) this morning. The French skipper is racing solo across the Atlantic and was lying in 14th…

At midday in the Route du Rhum race , Le Cléac’h heard a crack without any apparent shock onboard Maxi Banque Populaire XI

Route du Rhum Favourite Armel Le Cléac’h' Heads for Lorient with Daggerboard Damage on Maxi Banque Populaire XI

10th November 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

Armel Le Cléac’h one of the favourites to win the Ultim class in the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race from Saint Malo to Guadeloupe is heading to Lorient after breaking the daggerboard of his Maxi Banque Populaire XI at…

British skipper Sam Goodchild is the solo skipper of the Ocean Fifty Leyton in the route du Rhum race

British Skipper Sam Goodchild Injured Aboard Leyton During Route du Rhum Start

9th November 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

British skipper Sam Goodchild (32) was injured aboard Leyton during the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe start from Saint-Malo today. As soon as the alert was received, CROSS (Centre Régional Opérationnel de Surveillance et de Sauvetage maritimes) sent a doctor to…

On the 3.5 mile-long start line the 138 boats (8 Ultim 32/23, 8 Ocean Fifty, 38 IMOCA, 55 Class40 and 29 Rhum) blasted away forming an incredible panorama as the huge armada set sail for Guadeloupe

Route du Rhum Blast Off - Solo Transatlantic Race Start Enjoys Great conditions off Saint Malo

9th November 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

The twelfth edition of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe started in great conditions at 1415hrs CET off Saint-Malo this afternoon, Wednesday, 9th November. Ary Chalus (President of the Guadeloupe Region) and Gilles Lurton (Mayor of Saint-Malo) made the…

The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild (skippered by Franck Cammas & Charles Caudrelier) training offshore from Lorient before Brest Atlantique Race

Route du Rhum Records Ready to Tumble

7th November 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

With the time and date now set for the start of the 12th Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe on Wednesday, 9th November at 1415hrs, it looks like being a fast race. After a rather tricky start, the models suggest…

Route du Rhum organisers announce the new start time for the 12th edition of the transatlantic race from France to Guadeloupe

The Route du Rhum Will Start on Wednesday 9th November at 1415hrs

6th November 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

Postponed from 1302hrs (local) today (Sunday) due to forecasted stormy winds and huge seas expected in the English Channel, the re-scheduled start for the 12th edition of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe - the solo ocean race from Saint-Malo to…

Irish Solo Sailor Tom Dolan is working in a back up role for Ultim sailor Arthur Le Vaillant in the Route du Rhum race

Irish Solo Sailor Tom Dolan Looks to Pick Up New Skills On The Route du Rhum Race

5th November 2022 Tom Dolan

With the Figaro circuit season behind him, Ireland’s solo sailor Tom Dolan is fully involved in the Route du Rhum solo ocean race across the Atlantic from Saint-Malo to Guadeloupe. He is working in the back up team to French 35-year-old…

After consultation with Météo Consult forecasters, OC Sport Pen Duick, the organiser of La Route du Rhum and Race Director Francis Le Goff, have postponed the start of the 12th edition of the Route du Rhumwhile waiting to find a next more favourable window for a new start on Tuesday, November 8 or Wednesday, November 9.

Route du Rhum Start is Postponed; New Start Next Tuesday or Wednesday

5th November 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

The start of the 3542 miles Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race across the Atlantic from Saint Malo to Guadeloupe, which was due to be on Sunday at 1302hrs local time has been postponed, because of the forecast for storms…

Back in the ‘hood…British star Alex Thomson (left) in Saint-Malo at Route du Rhum start. “For all the new boats it is really touch and go if they even make it to the other side.”

British Star Alex Thomson in Saint Malo Ahead of Route du Rhum Ahead Race Start

5th November 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

The Route du Rhum carries a frustrating memory for British solo racer Alex Thomson. With a comfortable lead, on course for his first ever IMOCA major ocean race win, he slept through his electric shock watch alarm, and his IMOCA…

Malizia - Seaexplorer will be skippered by Boris Herrmann, the popular 41-year-old German solo ocean racer who took fifth on the last Vendée Globe in this Sunday's Route du Rhum Transatlantic Race

Route du Rhum Has Stormy Weather on the Cards for Sunday's Race Start

4th November 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

The most recent weather models are fairly clear about the start of the Route du Rhum race this Sunday. It’s going to be tough and sometimes very hard. With a low-pressure system out in the Atlantic, a series of fronts…

The Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe which starts on Sunday from Saint Malo is set to see a record 138 boats spread across six classes, Ultim 32/23, IMOCA, Ocean Fifty, Class40, Rhum Multi, Rhum Mono

138 Solo Sailors Challenging for Six Route du Rhum Podiums

3rd November 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

The Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, which starts on Sunday from Saint-Malo, is set to see a record 138 boats spread across six classes, Ultim 32/23, IMOCA, Ocean Fifty, Class40, Rhum Multi, Rhum Mono. They will set off on Sunday, November…

British skipper Pip Hare is competing in her first Route du Rhum-Destination

Avoiding a Collision is Key for Pip Hare During Route du Rhum First Hours

2nd November 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

Approaching her first Route du Rhum Pip Hare is taking a necessarily cautious approach, especially for the first 24-36 hours. The British skipper lit up the last Vendée Globe with her effervescent joie-de-vie during her first adventures in the Southern…

Sam Goodchild is happy to be equipped with a solid, fully proven all-round, optimised boat for the Route du Rhum Race

Britain’s Sam Goodchild among the Route du Rhum Favourites

31st October 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

French-based British skipper Sam Goodchild lines up for his second Route du Rhum as one of the widely tipped favourites to win the Ocean Fifty multihull class. While the quietly spoken, hugely experienced 32-year-old Brit whose formative years were spent…

The thronged Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe race village one wek before the start of the transatlantic race

La Route du Rhum Race - One Week to the Start

29th October 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

During its first weekend, the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe village has clearly been a huge success with the crowds turning up. Out on the water, the Rhum Mono and Multi boats took advantage of ideal weather conditions for…

An aerial view of the fleet at Saint-Malo in La Route Du Rhum

La Route du Rhum Official Entry List is Published

23rd October 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

Three days before the opening of the village in Saint-Malo (Tuesday, October 25 at 2:00 p.m.), Race Direction has released the final list of ratified entries. There will be 138 solo skippers setting off on Sunday, November 6, on this…

From the Route du Rhum start, Sunday, November 6, the Ultim32/23 will set the pace for a

The Route du Rhum Ultims Will be the Real Battle of the Giants

19th October 2022 La Route du Rhum Race

Eight solo skippers will race the upcoming Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe in the Ultim class, sailing on the huge multihulls, which are over 30 meters long. The latest innovations and technological advances allow the most recent Ultims to…

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About The Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe

Created in 1978 by Michel Etevenon, La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe is regarded as the queen of solo transatlantic races.

For 44 years, the race has joined Saint-Malo in Brittany to Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe. It musters the biggest fleet ocean racing fleet of all levels on the same starting line. This transatlantic course at a total distance of 3,542 miles has become legendary as its unique magic is all about the range of different classes and the mix of competitors.

Some of the best solo racers in the world of sailing, professionals and amateurs, meet every four years to taste "the magic of the Rhum".

On November 6 2022, this legendary race will set off once again, taking on the Atlantic whilst appealing to a broad mass of public fans and followers. They are offered the chance to dream, to escape and share the wonder with the solo racers who are all ready to go to sea and challenge the Autumn Atlantic.