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Route du Rhum : Tom Laperche triumphs and beats a new record
For his first participation, Tom Laperche (SVR Lazartigue) won Saturday night in Guadeloupe the prestigious Route du Rhum, in record time.
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70% of water produced in Guadeloupe never reaches homes
In the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe, a water crisis is a daily reality, with some residents going without water for weeks. The network is being repaired, but at the current pace, France's Court of Auditors says replacing all of it would take 208 years. Now, a judicial investigation has been opened in Paris into the crisis, following a citizen-led legal action. Our France 2 colleagues report.
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Sailing from Britanny to Guadeloupe: Route du Rhum village opens ahead of transatlantic race
Tuesday marked the opening of the race village in Saint-Malo for the Route du Rhum, with the first boats arriving and more expected in the coming days. A fleet of 115 boats is set to depart on November 1 for Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, as competitors prepare to take on this legendary solo sailing race across the Atlantic.
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High school anger: the movement wins new establishments and the Overseas Sea
A new day of mobilization of high school students is being held in France on Thursday 8 October. High school students denounce claims that, according to them, remain unanswered, while the movement gains new institutions and extends beyond high schools, with students mobilized in turn. The challenge also affects the ultramarine territories, including Martinique and Guadeloupe.
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Sailing: great premiere for Léonard Legrand at the Route du Rhum
The start of the Route du Rhum, famous transatlantic solo race, will take place on November 1st from Saint-Malo to Guadeloupe. Among the participants, there will be Léonard Legrand at the helm of the ship Sodebo Fifty. Arrived at Sodebo in 2015 as an electronics alternator, he climbed the ranks until he joined Thomas Coville's sailing team. Now alone at the helm of his boat, he embarks on an ambitious adventure.