The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race. The 2006 race was the eighth edition and had eight classes,[1] with 74 boats taking part.[2]

2006 Route du Rhum
Event title
Name2006 Route du Rhum
Edition8th Edition
SponsorLa Banque Postale
HostPen Duick SAS
Event details
Start locationSt Malo (FRA)
Finish locationGuadeloupe
CourseSolo Non-Stop Transatlantic Race
DatesStarts 27th October 2006
Yachts74 Boats
Competitors
Competitors74 Sailors
Competing nationsBEL 1, FRA 65, GBR 5,
NED 1, SUI 1, USA 1
Results
Line honoursMichel Desjoyeaux - Géant
Classes
Class 1Class 1 Multi
Class 2Class 2 Multi
Class 3Class 3 Multi
Class 4Class 1 Mono
Class 5Class 2 Mono
Class 6Class 3 Mono
Class 7IMOCA 60
Class 8Class40
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Results

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Multihulls - Class 1,2 & 3

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ORMA 60

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Pos Sail No. Boat Name Year Designer Name / Nationality G Elapsed Time Delta % Speed Distance Ref.
1 Gitana 11 2001 VPLP   Lionel Lemonchois (FRA) m   07d 17h 19m 06s 0% 19.11 / 0 0
2 Banque Populaire IV Mar. 2002 Nigel Irens
Cabaret
  Pascal Bidégorry (FRA) m   08d 04h 25m 07s 5.99% 18.03 / 0 0
3 Sodeb'O 0   Thomas Coville (FRA) m   08d 13h 39m 02s 10.97% 17.22 / 0 0
4 Géant 2002 VPLP   Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA) m   08d 13h 48m 24s 11.06% 17.21 / 0 0
5 Groupama 2 2004 VPLP   Franck Cammas (FRA) m   08d 17h 55m 17s 13.28% 16.87 / 0 0
6 Brossard 2001 Nigel Irens
Marc Lombard
  Yvan Bourgnon (SUI) m   09d 00h 40m 15s 16.92% 16.35 / 0 0
7 Foncia Apr. 2002 VPLP   Alain Gautier (FRA) m   09d 16h 14m 40s 25.32% 15.25 / 0 0
8 971 Region Guadeloupe-Terres de Passions 1990 VPLP   Claude Thelier (FRA) m   11d 11h 56m 51s 48.9% 12.84 / 0 0
9 Sopra Group Apr. 2002 Lombard   Antoine Koch (FRA) m   12d 00h 59m 00s 55.94% 12.26 / 0 0
10 Gitana 12 Sept. 2000 VPLP   Thierry Duprey du Vorsent (FRA) m   12d 14h 52m 00s 63.43% 11.69 / 0 0
11 Madinina 1988 Giles Oliver   Gilles Lamire (FRA) m   21d 10h 58m 50s 177.89% 6.88 / 0 0
12 Orange Project 2001 Lombard   Steve Ravussin (FRA) m   Capsized boat destroyed

Monohulls - Class 1,2 & 3

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IMOCA 60

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Pos. Boat Name Yr. Launch Name Finish Time Elapsed Time Note Ref.
1 Sill & Veolia 2004   Roland Jourdain (FRA) - 12d 11h 58m 58s
2 VM Matériaux 2004   Jean Le Cam (FRA) - 12d 12h 26m 58s
3 Virbac-Paprec (1) 2003   Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) - 12d 20h 27m 58s
4 Brit Air (1) 1999   Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA) - 13d 03h 57m 17s
5 Temenos 2 2006   Dominique Wavre (SUI) - 13d 09h 20m 03s
6 Artemis 2001   Brian Thompson (GBR) - 13d 17h 32m 20s
7 Safran (??) 2000   Marc Guillemot (FRA) - 16d 17h 57m 26s
8 Roxy (2) 2000   Anne Liardet (FRA) - 17d 00h 52m 44s
9 Maisonneuve Basse Normandie 2002   JB Dejeanty (FRA) - 18d 11h 39m 29s
10 Adriana Karembeu Paris 1994   Philippe Fiston (FRA) - 22d 07h 26m 43s
ABD Delta Dore 2006   Jérémie Beyou (FRA) - Abandon
ABD PRB (3) 1999   Vincent Riou (FRA) - Abandon

Class 40

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Pos Sail No. Boat Name Design Yr Name (Nationality) G Finish Time Elapsed Time Delta % Speed Distance Ref.
1 GBR 4 philsharpracing.com Pogo 40S1 2005   Phil Sharp (GBR)   18d 10h 21m 18s 0% 8.01 -
2 FRA 7 Oyster Funds Pogo 40S1 2006   Gildas Morvan (FRA)   19d 08h 52m 00s 0.37% 7.62 -
3 GBR 15 Boland Mills Jaz 40 2006   Ian Munslow (GBR)   21d 09h 45m 31s 0.51% 6.89 -
4 FRA 22 Côte d'Armor Terre et Mer Pogo 40S1 2006   Philippe Legros (FRA)   21d 18h 18m 59s 0.54% 6.78 -
5 FRA 2 Le comptoir immobilier Pogo 40S1 2004   Guillaume Voizard (FRA)   22d 10h 10m 40s 0.59% 6.58 -
6 FRA 25 Appart'City Tyker 2006   Yvan Noblet (FRA)   22d 13h 16m 09s 0.6% 6.54 -
7 FRA 29 Chocolats Monbana Tyker 40 2006   Damien Grimont (FRA)   22d 14h 09m 40s 0.6% 6.53 -
8 FRA 23 Atao Audio System Akilaria 2006   Dominic Vittet (FRA)   22d 14h 26m 17s 0.6% 6.53 -
9 FRA 24 IXSEA Jumbo 2006   Olivier Rabine (FRA)   22d 16h 25m 50s 0.61% 6.51 -
10 FRA 14 Tchuda Popka II Pogo 40S1 2006   Gwenc'hlan Catherine (FRA)   22d 22h 13m 45s 0.62% 6.44 -
11 FRA 9 Guyader l'esprit de la mer Pogo 40S1 2006   Géry Trentesaux (FRA)   23d 00h 40m 50s 0.63% 6.41 -
12 FRA 3 Destination Calais Jumbo 2005   Pierre-Yves Chatelin (FRA)   23d 03h 14m 37s 0.64% 6.38 -
12 FRA 6 NOUS ENTREPRENONS Pogo 40S1 2006   Jacques Fournier (FRA)   23d 10h 38m 28s 0.66% 6.3 -
13 FRA 1 Cap VAD Jumbo 2004   Thibaud Derville (FRA)   23d 11h 01m 25s 0.66% 6.29 -
14 FRA 17 Jardin Bio - Prévoir Nacira 40 Mk1 2006   Benoît Parnaudeau (FRA)   23d 12h 18m 50s 0.66% 6.28 -
15 FRA 10 FNAIM Pays de Loire Pogo 40S1 2006   Lionel Regnier (FRA)   23d 16h 20m 33s 0.68% 6.23 -
16 FRA 20 Cinémas cinefil.com Pogo 40S1 2006   Jean-Edouard Criquioche (FRA)   23d 21h 29m 05s 0.69% 6.18 -
17 FRA 32 PACA Entreprendre LNM40 2006   Cécile Poujol (FRA)   23d 21h 29m 46s 0.69% 6.18 -
18 FRA 21 Lexibook Pogo 40S1 2006   Hervé Papin (FRA)   23d 22h 47m 11s 0.69% 6.16 -
19 FRA 26 Siegenia Aubi Jumbo 2006   Marc Lepesqueux (FRA)   24d 01h 26m 36s 0.7% 6.13 -
20 FRA 12 Nouvelle Calédonie A40 2006   Yves Ecarlat (FRA)   24d 04h 03m 19s 0.71% 6.11 -
21 FRA 27 Knauf Industries Akilaria 2006   David Lefebvre (FRA)   24d 19h 23m 42s 0.76% 5.95 -
22 FRA 18 Fermiers de Loué/Sarthe Sabrosa 40 2006   François Angoulvant (FRA)   25d 10h 51m 30s 0.8% 5.8 -
DNF GBR 19 Kenmore Homes LC40 2006   Nick Bubb (GBR)  
DNF FRA 28 TMI Technologie Pogo 40S1 2006   Joé Seeten (FRA)  
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References

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  1. ^ "Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe". Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe.
  2. ^ "Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe". the-sports.org.