French skipper Tom Laperche (SVR-Lazartigue) crossed the finish line of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe off Pointe a Pitre, this Sunday at 02 h 31 min 40 sec (UK time).
He completed the race in a new record time of 6 days, 13 hours, 27 minutes and 40 seconds in his first attempt at the solo race.
Tom Laperche – a victory in numbers:
- Arrival time (in Pointe-à-Pitre): 22 h 31 min 40 sec
- Race duration: 6 days, 13 hours, 27 minutes, and 40 seconds
- Distance covered: 4 308,32 nautical miles
- Average speed (great-circle route): 22,27 knots
- Average speed (actual): 27,18 knots
Eleven solo racers have triumphed since the first edition in 1978 on this classic 3542 nautical mils ocean sprint from Saint Malo to Guadeloupe which runs every four yeas.