1978 Route du Rhum

The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race first run in 1978.[1]

1978 Route du Rhum
Event title
Name1978 Route du Rhum
Edition1st Edition
Event details
Start locationSt Malo (FRA)
Finish locationPointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)
CourseSolo Non-Stop Transatlantic Race
DatesStarts 1978
Yachts36 Boats
Competitors
Competitors36 Sailors
← N/A
1982 →

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.[2]

  • Mike Birch - Olympus
    Mike Birch - Olympus

Results
PosSail No.Boat NameTypeDesignerYear Name / NationalityFinish TimeDelta %Speed Ref.
139Olympus Photo11.48m TrimaranGreene-Newick1978  Mike Birch (CAN)m 23d 06h 59m 35s0%6.34 [3][4]
228Kriter V21m MonohullMauric1978 Michel Malinovski (FRA)m 23d 07h 01m 13s0%6.34[5]
320953Rogue Wave60ft TrimaranDick NEWICK1978 Philip S. Weld (USA)m 23d 15h 51m 32s1.59%6.24[6]
4Kriter IV23m Alloy TrimaranJoubert1978 Olivier de Kersauson (FRA)m 24d 06h 27m 20s4.2%6.08[7]
5157Wild Rocket19.17m KetchAuzepy Brenneur1972 Joël Charpentier (FRA)m 24d 20h 37m 20s6.73%5.94[8]
643Arauna IV11.58m MonoGilles Costantini1975 Jacques Timsit (FRA)m 26d 05h 09m 25s12.55%5.63[9]
7Saint-Malo - Pointe-a-Pitre Philippe Poupon (FRA)m 26d 12h 52m 22s13.93%5.56
8FRA 4466Petrouchka14.50m MonohullDominique Presles1971 Jean-Claude Parisis (FRA)m 26d 16h 23m 29s14.56%5.53[10]
921Salamandre11.50m MonohullOllier1978 Guy Delage (FRA)m 27d 01h 39m 25s16.22%5.45
10Via Assurances Daniel Gilard (FRA)m 27d 21h 17m 10s19.73%5.29
11X.Périmental Florence Arthaud (FRA)f 27d 21h 36m 56s19.79%5.29
12Gudrun IV Jacquin Coello (ESP)m 28d 01h 01m 13s20.4%5.26
13Quart Kriter Yves Olivaux (FRA)m 28d 05h 02m 59s21.12%5.23
14Bestevaer Klaus Schrodt (GER)m 29d 04h 38m 00s25.34%5.06
15Damnation Yann Nedellec (FRA)m 29d 12h 07m 07s26.68%5
16Jeremi Jean-Jacques Vuylsteker (BEL)m 29d 14h 29m 40s27.1%4.99
17Mutuelles Unies Pierre Riboulet (FRA)m 30d 02h 30m 36s29.25%4.9
18Bluamnesya Paolo Martinoni (ITA)m 30d 04h 36m 15s29.63%4.89
19Saint-Marguerite Yves Parent (FRA)m 30d 12h 29m 45s31.04%4.84
20Lady of Sailomat Herman Brinks (NED)m 31d 17h 30m 51s36.23%4.65
21Barbados Jean-Pierre Barrault (FRA)m 31d 17h 27m 45s36.22%4.65
22Journal de Mickey Yves Le Cornec (FRA)m 31d 21h 30m 00s36.94%4.63
23Logo Aline Marchand (FRA)m 31d 08h 30m 00s34.62%4.71
24Champagne Delafon Jacques Palasset (FRA)m 34d 08h 30m 00s47.5%4.3
TLEFortuna Syntofil Pierro Nessi (ITA)m
TLEBelor Avon Antoine Di Meglio (FRA)m
TLEFRA 6930Pornichet Marine Gwenhaël Lotode (FRA)m
TLE34Synthegral12.6M TriKelsall Jean-Pierre Millet (FRA)m
TLEPytheas Burg Veenemans (FRA)m [11]
RETTanikely Yves Gautier (FRA)m
RETLili-Aggie Yvon Fauconnier (FRA)m
RETPaul Ricard Marc Pajot (FRA)m
RETSeiko Alain Gliksman (FRA)m
RETVille des Sables Bruno Peyron (FRA)m
RETDisque d’Or II Pierre Fehlmann (SUI)m
RETManureva Dispa Alain Colas (FRA)m

Source:[12]

References
  1. "Mike Birch, inaugural winner of Route du Rhum, dies at 90 - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  2. Route du Rhum : arrivée Birch et Malinovsky on the 8th Dec 1978.
  3. "Olympus - Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. "Sailor Profile of Mike Birch Winner of 1st Route du Rhum". 26 October 2022.
  5. "- Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. "Rogue Wave - Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. "- Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  8. "- Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. "- Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  10. "Petrouchka - Historic Boat Archive". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  11. "Burg Veenemans".
  12. http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/1978%20Rhum.htm
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