Route Du Rhum: Bittersweet Victory for IMOCA 60’s Paul Meilhat
After running aground shortly before the finish in Guadeloupe, IMOCA 60 class leader Alex Thomson gracefully accepts his penalty and welcomes Paul Meilhat’s winning SMA into port.
After running aground shortly before the finish in Guadeloupe, IMOCA 60 class leader Alex Thomson gracefully accepts his penalty and welcomes Paul Meilhat’s winning SMA into port.
In the closest finish since it was first staged in 1978, the French ocean racing veteran Francis Joyon won the 40th anniversary Route du Rhum-Destination
Like so many up-and-coming offshore sailors, Servane Escoffier is facing the most daunting challenge of all: fundraising.
After running aground shortly before the finish in Guadeloupe, IMOCA 60 class leader Alex Thomson gracefully accepts his penalty and welcomes Paul Meilhat’s winning SMA into port.
In the closest finish since it was first staged in 1978, the French ocean racing veteran Francis Joyon won the 40th anniversary Route du Rhum-Destination
Like so many up-and-coming offshore sailors, Servane Escoffier is facing the most daunting challenge of all: fundraising.
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