The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic yacht race. The 1994 race was the 5th edition and had eight classes[1] with 35 boats taking part.[2][3]

1994 Route du Rhum
Event title
Name1994 Route du Rhum
Edition5th Edition
SponsorLa Banque Postale
HostPen Duick SAS
Event details
Start locationSt Malo (FRA)
Finish locationGuadeloupe
CourseSolo Non-Stop Transatlantic Race
DatesStarts 1994
YachtsBoats
Competitors
CompetitorsSailors
Results
Line honoursPrimagaz
-  Laurent Bourgnon (SUI)
Classes
Class 2Class 1 Multi
ORMA 60
Class 3Class 2 Multi
Class 4Class 3 Multi
Class 6Class 1 Mono
Class 7Class 2 Mono
IMOCA 60
Class 8Class 3 Mono
← 1990
1998 →

Results

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Pos Class Sail No. Boat Name Year / Designer Name / Nationality Finish Time Delta % Rhum
Speed
Distance
Sailed
Ref.
1 Multi 1 ORMA 60 Primagaz 1990 VPLP   Laurent Bourgnon (SUI) m   14d 06h 28m 29s 0% 10.34 4353 [4][5][6]
2 Multi 1 ORMA 60 276 Région Haute-Normandie 1994 Nigel Irens   Paul Vatine (FRA) m   14d 09h 38m 56s 0.93% 10.25 4159
3 Mono 2 - IMOCA 60 Cacolac d'Aquitaine   Yves Parlier (FRA) m   15d 19h 23m 35s 10.78% 9.34 3731
4 Mono 2 - IMOCA 60 Bagages Superior 1992 Finot   Alain Gautier (FRA) m   16d 00h 33m 18s 12.29% 9.21 3927
5 Lakota   Steve Fossett (USA) m   17d 08h 08m 52s 21.51% 8.51 5025
6 Mono 2 - IMOCA 60 1993 Groupe LG   Gerry Roufs (CAN) m   18d 17h 51m 17s 31.35% 7.87 3782
7 Dupon Duran III   Pascal Herold (FRA) m   19d 05h 44m 29s 34.82% 7.67 4399
8 Wilson Sportswear   Jean Maurel Harris (FRA) m   20d 03h 16m 39s 41.11% 7.33
9 Mono 2 - IMOCA 60 La Vie Auchan 1992 Bouvet-Petit   Patrick Tabarly (FRA) m   20d 22h 38m 56s 46.77% 7.05 4088
10 Mono 2 - IMOCA 60 FRA 85 PRB Vendée 1991 Lucas   Jean-Yves Hasselin (FRA) m   21d 19h 02m 41s 52.73% 6.77 4028
11 Laiteries de Saint-Malo   François-René Carluer (FRA) m   21d 23h 32m 39s 54.04% 6.71 / 0 3808
12 Casino d'Etretat   Eric Dumont (FRA) m   22d 08h 58m 21s 56.79% 6.6 / 0 4063
13 Claussejardin   Fred Dahirel (FRA) m   22d 22h 25m 15s 60.72% 6.44 / 0 3922
14 Mono 3 14 ans-Friskies   Jean-Jacques Vuilstreker (BEL) m   0d 0h 0m 0s 0% 0 / 0 4016
ABN Multi 2 Saint-Malo Entreprises 1990 Nigel Irens   Hervé Cléris (FRA) m  
ABN Multi 1 Nootka 1989 VPLP   Claude Develay (FRA) m  
ABN Multi 1 Fujicolor II 1990 Irens   Loïck Peyron (FRA) m   Dismasted
ABN Multi 1 Biscuits-La-Trinitaine 1988 Iren   Mike Birch (CAN) m  
ABN Multi 1 8 Banque Populaire 1994 Nigel Irens   Francis Joyon (FRA) m  
ABN Multi 2 Brocéliande 1992 Joubert-Nivelt   Dominique Marsaudon (FRA) m  
ABN Multi 1 971 Twinsea DEFI GUADELOUPE 1987 Alan Williams   Claude Bistoquet (FRA) m  
ABN Multi 1 Omapi 1984 Ollier   Hervé Laurent (FRA) m  
ABN Mono 2 - IMOCA 60 Amnesty Internationale   Thierry Dubois (FRA) m  
ABN Mono 2 - IMOCA 60 Cherbourg Technologies   Halvard Mabire (FRA) m  
ABN Mono 1 Etoile Molène   Bob Escoffier (FRA) m  
DID NOT START
DNS Multi 2 Cote de Gaspe   Augustin Cotton (CAN) m  
DNS Multi 3 -   Patrick Coulombel (FRA) m  
DNS Multi 3 Severalles Challenges   Brian Thompson (GBR) m  
DNS Mono 1 Pen Duick VI 1973 Mauic   Arnaud Dhallenne (FRA) m  
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References

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  1. ^ "Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe". Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe.
  2. ^ "17 pilotes s'envolent ..." Voiles et voiliers. November 1994. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Route du Rhum 1994".
  4. ^ "sailing-1994-multihulls-la-route-du-rhum".
  5. ^ "Final Results".
  6. ^ "Performance States".