Route du Rhum - From reflection to action



3:54 PM Sat 30 Oct 2010 GMT
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Route du Rhum begins in little more than 24 hours. For Yann Guichard, who is preparing to compete in his first solo transatlantic race, the final hours on land are being split between media obligations and consultation of the grib files with Sylvain Mondon, in order to draw up the strategy and define the course to be adopted to make Guadeloupe. This afternoon, at 1500 hours on the dot, following a weather briefing for all competitors, the trimaran fitted out by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild will bid farewell to the Bassin Vauban in the city of Saint Malo, to make ...


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by Kate Jennings





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