Basile Bourgnon, wins the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe in the Ocean Fifty class
French skipper Basile Bourgnon held firm to the very end, winning the Ocean Fifty class on the Route du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe in the very early hours of Wednesday morning 11 November.
As the pre-race favorite, the 24-year-old sailor set the pace and overcame every challenge: a tropical depression, the loss of his J0 headsail, a late-race surge from his rivals, and finally light winds around Guadeloupe.
Basile Bourgnon: His race in numbers
- Finish time (Pointe-à-Pitre): 01 h 12 min 23 sec
- Finish time (UTC): 05 h 12 min 23 sec
- Race duration: 9 days, 17 hours, and 10 minutes, 23 seconds
- Distance covered: 4058,63 nautical miles
- Average speed (great-circle route): 15,14 knots
- Average speed (actual distance sailed): 17,41 knots