1978 Route du Rhum

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1978 Route du Rhum
Event title
Name1978 Route du Rhum
Edition1st Edition
Event details
Start location St Malo (FRA)
Finish location Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)
CourseSolo Non-Stop Transatlantic Race
DatesStarts 1978
Yachts36 Boats
Competitors
Competitors36 Sailors
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The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race first run in 1978. [1]

Contents

The inaugural race had an unusually close finish for a trans ocean race of this era where boats varied so much. Under 8 minutes separated Mike Birch on his trimaran and Michel Malinovski, as can be seen in vintage footage. [2]

Results

PosSail No.Boat nameTypeDesignerYearName / NationalityFinish TimeDelta %SpeedRef.
139Olympus Photo11.48m TrimaranGreene-Newick1978Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mike Birch  (CAN)m Mars symbol.svg 23d 06h 59m 35s0%6.34 [3] [4]
228Kriter V21m MonohullMauric1978Flag of France.svg  Michel Malinovski  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 23d 07h 01m 13s0%6.34 [5]
320953Rogue Wave60ft TrimaranDick NEWICK1978Flag of the United States.svg  Philip S. Weld  (USA)m Mars symbol.svg 23d 15h 51m 32s1.59%6.24 [6]
4Kriter IV23m Alloy TrimaranJoubert1978Flag of France.svg  Olivier de Kersauson  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 24d 06h 27m 20s4.2%6.08 [7]
5157Wild Rocket19.17m KetchAuzepy Brenneur1972Flag of France.svg  Joël Charpentier  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 24d 20h 37m 20s6.73%5.94 [8]
643Arauna IV11.58m MonoGilles Costantini1975Flag of France.svg  Jacques Timsit  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 26d 05h 09m 25s12.55%5.63 [9]
7Saint-Malo - Pointe-a-PitreFlag of France.svg  Philippe Poupon  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 26d 12h 52m 22s13.93%5.56
8FRA 4466Petrouchka14.50m MonohullDominique Presles1971Flag of France.svg  Jean-Claude Parisis  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 26d 16h 23m 29s14.56%5.53 [10]
921Salamandre11.50m MonohullOllier1978Flag of France.svg  Guy Delage  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 27d 01h 39m 25s16.22%5.45
10Via AssurancesFlag of France.svg  Daniel Gilard  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 27d 21h 17m 10s19.73%5.29
11X.PérimentalFlag of France.svg  Florence Arthaud  (FRA)f Venus symbol.svg 27d 21h 36m 56s19.79%5.29
12Gudrun IVFlag of Spain.svg  Jacquin Coello  (ESP)m Mars symbol.svg 28d 01h 01m 13s20.4%5.26
13Quart KriterFlag of France.svg  Yves Olivaux  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 28d 05h 02m 59s21.12%5.23
14BestevaerFlag of Germany.svg  Klaus Schrodt  (GER)m Mars symbol.svg 29d 04h 38m 00s25.34%5.06
15DamnationFlag of France.svg  Yann Nedellec  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 29d 12h 07m 07s26.68%5
16JeremiFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean-Jacques Vuylsteker  (BEL)m Mars symbol.svg 29d 14h 29m 40s27.1%4.99
17Mutuelles UniesFlag of France.svg  Pierre Riboulet  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 30d 02h 30m 36s29.25%4.9
18BluamnesyaFlag of Italy.svg  Paolo Martinoni  (ITA)m Mars symbol.svg 30d 04h 36m 15s29.63%4.89
19Saint-MargueriteFlag of France.svg  Yves Parent  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 30d 12h 29m 45s31.04%4.84
20Lady of SailomatFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Herman Brinks  (NED)m Mars symbol.svg 31d 17h 30m 51s36.23%4.65
21BarbadosFlag of France.svg  Jean-Pierre Barrault  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 31d 17h 27m 45s36.22%4.65
22Journal de MickeyFlag of France.svg  Yves Le Cornec  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 31d 21h 30m 00s36.94%4.63
23LogoFlag of France.svg  Aline Marchand  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 31d 08h 30m 00s34.62%4.71
24Champagne DelafonFlag of France.svg  Jacques Palasset  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg 34d 08h 30m 00s47.5%4.3
TLEFortuna SyntofilFlag of Italy.svg  Pierro Nessi  (ITA)m Mars symbol.svg
TLEBelor AvonFlag of France.svg  Antoine Di Meglio  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg
TLEFRA 6930Pornichet MarineFlag of France.svg  Gwenhaël Lotode  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg
TLE34Synthegral12.6M TriKelsallFlag of France.svg  Jean-Pierre Millet  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg
TLEPytheasFlag of France.svg  Burg Veenemans  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg [11]
RETTanikelyFlag of France.svg  Yves Gautier  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg
RETLili-AggieFlag of France.svg  Yvon Fauconnier  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg
RETPaul RicardFlag of France.svg  Marc Pajot  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg
RETSeikoFlag of France.svg  Alain Gliksman  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg
RETVille des SablesFlag of France.svg  Bruno Peyron  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg
RETDisque d’Or IIFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Pierre Fehlmann  (SUI)m Mars symbol.svg
RETManureva DispaFlag of France.svg  Alain Colas  (FRA)m Mars symbol.svg

Source: [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Birch, inaugural winner of Route du Rhum, dies at 90 - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe .
  2. ↑ Route du Rhum : arrivée Birch et Malinovsky on the 8th Dec 1978.
  3. ↑ "Olympus - Historic Boat Archive" . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sailor Profile of Mike Birch Winner of 1st Route du Rhum". 26 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "- Historic Boat Archive" . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Rogue Wave - Historic Boat Archive" . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "- Historic Boat Archive" . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "- Historic Boat Archive" . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "- Historic Boat Archive" . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Petrouchka - Historic Boat Archive" . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Burg Veenemans".
  12. ↑ http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/1978%20Rhum.htm
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