Record setting finish in Route du Rhum

Twenty-nine-year-old Tom Laperche on SVR-Lazartigue won the Ultim division of the Route du Rhum, setting a new elapsed record of 6 days, 13 hours, 27 minutes, and 40 seconds for the 3,542 nm solo transatlantic race from Saint-Malo in France for Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe. Eight of the 100-foot class boats started on November 1, with race favorite Charles Caudrelier withdrawing due to foil damage and offshore champion Armel Le Cleac’H being rescued from his capsized entry. – Full report