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.
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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