Before the start of the Route du Rhum, the skippers and their boats are checked. The skipper must have all the necessary equipment for the safety of the boat and its survival. Interview with Anne LIARDET, skipper
Interview of Aline MARCHAND while she trains on her sailboat on the high seas. She talks about loneliness, lack of sleep, fear of encountering cargo ships that could capsize her.
Meeting with Servane ESCOFFIER, former business school student, daughter and niece of skippers, who is currently taking part in the Transat AG 2R aboard the Armor Lux Salaun monohull. She then took part in the Route du rhum after having renovated her boat. According to the young skipper, being a woman facilitates her search for partnership
Anne CASENEUVE won the race in the Rhum category on her 15.85 m Anéo trimaran. This is her 5th participation and her first victory, the Morbihan sailor also sets the new record of her category in 17 days 7 hours and 6 minutes.
On October 29, Cécile POUJOL will leave Saint Malo and take the route of Rhum, this prestigious solo race. Her Class 40 sailboat is almost finished but the most difficult to find are the financial sponsors and she has to fend for herself. Cecile will be the only woman and the only Provençal to participate in this challenge.
The Guadeloupean Christine MONLOUIS had to abandon her race in the Route du Rhum Her sailboat got caught in the cables of a fishing boat, She dismasted. The trawler towed her to Brest where she arrived late in the afternoon. She’s very disappointed but relativized because she’s alive
Florence ARTHAUD won the fourth edition of the Route du Rhum. She arrived at Pointe à Pitre on Sunday 18 November at nightfall. Interview with Florence ARTHAUD.
Few women are involved in the tenth edition of the Route du Rhum. Portrait of a young sailor, Juliette PÊTRÈS, who chose to change her life to live her passion for sailing and embark on the Route du Rhum. This will be his first great solo sailing experience. Anne CASENEUVE, an experienced navigator, came to give her some strategic advice a few hours before departure.
Ellen Mac Arthur’s triumphant arrival at Pointe à Pitre framed by dozens of boats, forming a hedge of honour. The young Brit has just acquired new stripes: an exemplary route for a chaotic Rhum route.
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