1978 Route du Rhum

January 2023 1978 Route du Rhum 1st Edition St Malo (FRA) Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) Solo Non-Stop Transatlantic Race Starts 1978 36 Sailors 36 Boats N/A 1982 The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race first run in 1978.https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/26/metro/mike-birch-inaugural-winner-route-du-rhum-dies-90/ Mike Birch, inaugural winner of Route du Rhum, dies at 90 - the Boston Globe The Boston Globe 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.https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/i10140610/route-du-rhum-arrivee-birch-et-malinovsky Route du Rhum : arrivée Birch et Malinovsky on the 8th Dec 1978 Gallery File:Alain Colas-Saint-Malo-1978-11.jpeg File:M30 1978 Bretagne, préparatifs de la Route du Rhum à Saint-Malo, trimaran Disque d'Or II (4987165501).jpg File:M34 1978 Bretagne, préparatifs pour la Route du Rhum 1978, essais de Kriter et Manureva avec Alain Colas (4987768086).jpg File:M35 1978 Bretagne, préparatifs pour la Route du Rhum, Manureva avec Alain Colas et Kriter (4987768862).jpg File:Manureva StMalo 1978-11 1.jpeg File:Manureva StMalo 1978-11 2.jpeg File:Michel Malinovsky.jpg File:Olympus StMalo 1978-11 1.jpeg Mike Birch - Olympus File:Rogue Wave, St-Malo, 1978.jpeg Results Pos Sail No. Boat name Type Designer Year Name / Nationality Finish Time Delta % Speed Ref. 1 39 Olympus Photo 11.48m Trimaran Greene-Newick 1978 Mike Birch CAN m 13px 23d 06h 59m 35s 0% 6.34 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/50%20multis/G%20N6%20A%20Cap.htm Olympus - Historic Boat Archive 2022-12-30https://www.boatsnews.com/story/18445/navigator-profile-mike-birch-winner-of-the-1st-edition-of-the-route-du-rhum Sailor Profile of Mike Birch Winner of 1st Route du Rhum 2022-10-26 2 28 Kriter V 21m Monohull Mauric 1978 Michel Malinovski FRA m 13px 23d 07h 01m 13s 0% 6.34 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/50%27%20monos/G%20KV.htm - Historic Boat Archive 2022-12-30 3 20953 Rogue Wave 60ft Trimaran Dick NEWICK 1978 Philip S. Weld USA m 13px 23d 15h 51m 32s 1.59% 6.24 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/50%20multis/G%20N11.htm Rogue Wave - Historic Boat Archive 2022-12-30 4 Kriter IV 23m Alloy Trimaran Joubert 1978 Olivier de Kersauson FRA m 13px 24d 06h 27m 20s 4.2% 6.08 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/50%20multis/G%20J1.htm - Historic Boat Archive 2022-12-30 5 157 Wild Rocket 19.17m Ketch Auzepy Brenneur 1972 Joël Charpentier FRA m 13px 24d 20h 37m 20s 6.73% 5.94 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/50%27%20monos/G%20Wild%20R.htm - Historic Boat Archive 2022-12-30 6 43 Arauna IV 11.58m Mono Gilles Costantini 1975 Jacques Timsit FRA m 13px 26d 05h 09m 25s 12.55% 5.63 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/50%27%20monos/G%20Arau.htm - Historic Boat Archive 2022-12-30 7 Saint-Malo - Pointe-a-Pitre Philippe Poupon FRA m 13px 26d 12h 52m 22s 13.93% 5.56 8 FRA 4466 Petrouchka 14.50m Monohull Dominique Presles 1971 Jean-Claude Parisis FRA m 13px 26d 16h 23m 29s 14.56% 5.53 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/50%27%20monos/G%20Petrouch.htm Petrouchka - Historic Boat Archive 2022-12-30 9 21 Salamandre 11.50m Monohull Ollier 1978 Guy Delage FRA m 13px 27d 01h 39m 25s 16.22% 5.45 10 Via Assurances Daniel Gilard FRA m 13px 27d 21h 17m 10s 19.73% 5.29 11 X.Périmental Florence Arthaud FRA f 13px 27d 21h 36m 56s 19.79% 5.29 12 Gudrun IV Jacquin Coello ESP m 13px 28d 01h 01m 13s 20.4% 5.26 13 Quart Kriter Yves Olivaux FRA m 13px 28d 05h 02m 59s 21.12% 5.23 14 Bestevaer Klaus Schrodt GER m 13px 29d 04h 38m 00s 25.34% 5.06 15 Damnation Yann Nedellec FRA m 13px 29d 12h 07m 07s 26.68% 5 16 Jeremi Jean-Jacques Vuylsteker BEL m 13px 29d 14h 29m 40s 27.1% 4.99 17 Mutuelles Unies Pierre Riboulet FRA m 13px 30d 02h 30m 36s 29.25% 4.9 18 Bluamnesya Paolo Martinoni ITA m 13px 30d 04h 36m 15s 29.63% 4.89 19 Saint-Marguerite Yves Parent FRA m 13px 30d 12h 29m 45s 31.04% 4.84 20 Lady of Sailomat Herman Brinks NED m 13px 31d 17h 30m 51s 36.23% 4.65 21 Barbados Jean-Pierre Barrault FRA m 13px 31d 17h 27m 45s 36.22% 4.65 22 Journal de Mickey Yves Le Cornec FRA m 13px 31d 21h 30m 00s 36.94% 4.63 23 Logo Aline Marchand FRA m 13px 31d 08h 30m 00s 34.62% 4.71 24 Champagne Delafon Jacques Palasset FRA m 13px 34d 08h 30m 00s 47.5% 4.3 TLE Fortuna Syntofil Pierro Nessi ITA m 13px TLE Belor Avon Antoine Di Meglio FRA m 13px TLE FRA 6930 Pornichet Marine Gwenhaël Lotode FRA m 13px TLE 34 Synthegral 12.6M Tri Kelsall Jean-Pierre Millet FRA m 13px TLE Pytheas Burg Veenemans FRA m 13px Burg Veenemans https://www.lequipe.fr/Voile/AussiFicheAthlete12500000000033376.html RET Tanikely Yves Gautier FRA m 13px RET Lili-Aggie Yvon Fauconnier FRA m 13px RET Paul Ricard Marc Pajot FRA m 13px RET Seiko Alain Gliksman FRA m 13px RET Ville des Sables Bruno Peyron FRA m 13px RET Disque d’Or II Pierre Fehlmann SUI m 13px RET Manureva Dispa Alain Colas FRA m 13px Source:http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/1978%20Rhum.htm References External links https://www.routedurhum.com/en Official You Tube Channel routedurhum.officiel Route du Rhum Category:1978 in sailing Category:Route du Rhum