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Route du Rhum: the navigator Armel Le Cléac'h rescued after capsizing

Le Cléac'h, Marchand, Loison, Joyon, Caudrelier... While the weather forecast on the 13th Route du Rhum promised oil and oil on the way, the list of abandonments among the favourites has been growing ever since the departure Sunday, November 1. Armel Le Cléac'h was rescued Wednesday, November 4, after 1 p.m. trapped in his maxi-trimaran. Winner of the Vendée Glob and favourite at the departure of the transatlantic, the Breton navigator was rescued by a cargo ship and is "in good health".

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France: Route du Rhum yacht race sets off

The 115 sailors competing in the Route du Rhum set sail from Saint-Malo on Sunday in mild weather, embarking on a solo transatlantic crossing. The race began at 12:02 GMT, with boats heading along the Brittany coast in light winds towards a mandatory checkpoint near Cap Fréhel, where crowds had gathered to watch. One competitor, Nicolas d’Estais, described the conditions as ideal before boarding his yacht, Café Joyeux. Selina Sykes reports from Saint-Malo.

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France: Route du Rhum fleet ready to depart

The Route du Rhum, billed as the world’s biggest solo transatlantic race, is set to depart from Saint-Malo in Brittany. Skippers will sail alone to Guadeloupe, with professionals and amateur sailors competing in the race, held every four years. Selina Sykes reports.

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France: 115 yachts will sail out of Sain-Malo for Route du Rhum race

In Saint-Malo, in France's Brittany region, the legendary Route du Rhum is preparing to set sail. Billed as the world's biggest solo transatlantic race, it sees skippers sail alone from France's northern coast to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. It's a high-speed, high-risk crossing that takes place every four years.

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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.

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Sailing: new boat and ambition for Sébastien Simon before the Route du Rhum

On November 1, 2026, the start of the Route du Rhum, the famous solo transatlantic race from Saint-Malo in Brittany, will take place to Guadeloupe. In the IMOCA category, the navigator Sébastien Simon approaches the race with many ambitions. Since its 3rd place in the Vendée Globe 2024, the native of Les Sables d'Olonne now has a new Group Dubreuil 2 boat with a completely closed cockpit inspired by aviation. He reveals his last secrets.

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Sailing: the ambitious Louis Burton navigator before the start of the Route du Rhum

The Route du Rhum is the queen of transatlantic solo races. For 44 years, it has been connecting Saint-Malo in Brittany with Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe. Among the sailors engaged in the prestigious Ultim class, Louis Burton at the helm of Armand Thiery. After a launch last July and an express preparation, Louis Burton and his crew just broke the record crossing of the Channel. What to show his ambition.

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