Route Du Rhum Transat Race Units Sail to Guadeloupe
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Route Du Rhum Transat Race Units Sail to Guadeloupe

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The twelfth version of the ‘Route du Rhum – Vacation spot Guadeloupe’ crusing race is ready to forged off with quite a few festive actions on the port of departure in Saint-Malo, France.

An anticipated 138 rivals will set sail from the historic port of Saint-Malo in Brittany, France, on November 6 at 1:02 p.m. Central European Time.

Established in 1978, the occasion takes place each 4 years and is likely one of the main transatlantic single-handed races on the planet. It’s open to a wide range of monohull and multihull lessons as much as the IMOCA 60s class. Skippers will sail alone, crossing the Atlantic to Guadeloupe over a interval of as much as one month.

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The race will culminate at Guadeloupe’s Mémorial Acte, a landmark on the bay of Pointe-à-Pitre that acknowledges the historical past of the slave commerce that when occurred alongside the identical route.

For the primary time, the Route du Rhum will see seven Guadeloupean skippers participating.

Whereas the racers could have their very own journey at sea, spectators, household, and associates will get to discover Route du Rhum Village, an occasion area of 75,000 sq. meters. Greater than two million guests are anticipated on the Village in Saint-Malo from the opening on October 25 at 5:00 p.m. by way of November 6.

Throughout the Atlantic, one other Route du Rhum Village will open in Guadeloupe on November 11, when the primary winners of the transatlantic crusing race are anticipated to reach, by way of December 4, spanning the estimated time for the arrival of your complete fleet.

The Route du Rhum Villages occasions will characteristic boutiques, eating places, and particular actions, together with:

  • A pop-up store in Saint-Malo,Terres de Guadeloupe, selling merchandise from the Islands of Guadeloupe
  • Arts and leisure programming in Saint-Malo
  • The Trophée des Saintoises, bringing collectively skippers from the Route du Rhum – Vacation spot Guadeloupe and Guadeloupean sailors, throughout a street present all through the Islands of Guadeloupe from November 12 to twenty, 2022
  • Stay leisure all through the Islands of Guadeloupe, in cooperation with the native authorities and the Territory’s communities in Basse Terre, Grande Terre, Marie Galante, La Désirade and Les Saintes

The Area Council of Guadeloupe, along with its companions and the occasion organizer OC Sport, goals to revitalize Guadeloupe’s post-COVID financial system with the multi-week occasion.

Ary Chalus, president of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe, stated, “The most important nautical occasion on the planet is a supply of delight for us. We hope that, as within the final version, we could have nice financial advantages. Particularly after what we now have been by way of: the COVID disaster, the passage of storm Fiona. We’ll do every part to make this occasion a fantastic success.”