Corentin Horeau (MACSF) wins the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe in the IMOCA class.
French skipper Corentin Horeau triumphed in the IMOCA class on the 13th edition of the Route du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe when he finally ghosted across the finish line off Pointe a Pitre at 01:14 hrs early Wednesday morning.
The final miles into and around Guadeloupe were painfully slow in very calm conditions. But the solo skipper, held his nerve to still deliver one of the most resounding victories in the history of the race.
Corentin Horeau’s victory in numbers:
Finish time (in Pointe-à-Pitre): 01 h 14 min 09 sec
Finish time (UTC): 05 h 14 min 09 sec
Elapsed time: 09 days, 17 h 12 min 9 sec
Distance covered: 4 073,18 nautical miles
Average speed (great-circle route): 15,14 knots
Average speed (actual distance): 17,47 knots