ROUTE DU RHUM 2022 - Behind The Scene - Multihulls World

? Exclusive: behind the scenes of the race Full article in Multihulls World 186: https://www.multihulls-world.com/articles-catamaran-trimaran/route-du-rhum-a-multihull-race-open-to-everyone-or-almost-and-to-sailing-legends ? The Route du Rhum, what is it? It is a solo race of around 3,500 nautical miles which connects Saint-Malo to Guadeloupe - the port of arrival is Pointe-à-Pitre. The first edition took place in 1978; it was won by Mike Birch - the Canadian sailor has just pass away. This 1978 edition recorded the superiority of multihulls over monos; since then, every four years, we have to deal with separate classes. There are two for monohulls: IMOCA and Classe40. There are two for multihulls: Ultim and Ocean Fifty. A fifth category brings together legendary sailboats and/or skippers... This is the Rhum Class (Rhum Multi and Rhum Mono). The record for the event is held by Francis Joyon during the 2018 edition in 7 d 14 h 21 min 47 s. Francis Le Goff is Race Director. He is responsible for the 138 participants in this 2022 edition - a record! We were able to meet him. Thanks to the invitation of Suzuki, which equips fifty Highffield semi-rigid boats responsible for securing the body of water, we were able to welcome the Ultims and the Ocean Fifty before their passage through the lock to reach the basins. This year, the organizers orchestrated this parade to the delight of the public. Because the Route du Rhum is also an incredible spectacle on land, a unique atmosphere. The magic of Saint-Malo plays to the full. The village, which was open for seven days in 2014, lasted 12 days in 2018 and won another day this year for the 12th edition of the event. 1.3 million visitors were counted on the quays 4 years ago - when will the two million be reached? Multihulls Mag has of course visited its two darlings, Thomas Lurton and Brieuc Maisonneuve. Good luck to all ! ? Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Multihulls World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/c/MultihullsWorld ? Log on to our website to discover over 500 multihulls tests! Subscribe to our newsletter to take advantage of our promotions and boat show invitations! https://www.multihulls-world.com/ ? Follow us on Facebook! https://m.facebook.com/MultihullsWorldMag/?locale2=fr_FR ? Discover us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/multihulls_world/ ? Follow our multihulls news on Twitter - https://twitter.com/multihullsworld?lang=fr ? Talk about business on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/multicoques-mag-multihulls-world/ ? Like us on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@multihullsworldmag @La Route du Rhum 2022 pour les enfants #catamaran #emmanuelvandeth #laroutedurhum #guadeloupe #ultim #saintmalo #oceanfifty #classerhum #francislegoff @Addictive Sailing #addictivesailing #brieucmaisonneuve #marsaudoncomposites @MARSAUDON COMPOSITES #orc50 #moxiesailing #thomaslurton #suzuki #highfield