Oman Air Majan starts La Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale 2010

7:59 PM Sun 31 Oct 2010 GMT

'Oman Air Majan at the start of La Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale 2010' Mark Lloyd/Oman Sail Click Here to view large photo

La Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale 2010 - Oman Air Majan crossed the start line at 1300 CET (GMT +1) in front of the Pointe du Grouin in St. Malo today (31.10.10) in moderate 10 - 15 knot easterly conditions. The multihulls powered off the line and extended from the monohull fleet as they headed towards Cap Fr?hel 18 miles to the west of St. Malo, where the fleet rounded a mark of the course before gybing offshore into the English Channel. Oman Air Majan, Gitana 11 and Groupama 3 all made immediate gains from the start sailing ...

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by Lucy Harwood