'Route du Rhum' 1978

Challenge for Kriter V , Pen Duick IV - Manureva v1.18, OLYMPUS ... by SCF

'Route du Rhum' 1978

Challenge for Kriter V
Pen Duick IV - Manureva v1.18
OLYMPUS PHOTO by SCF

for Individual sailors and teams

Revivez les grande heure de la première 'route du rhum', a bord d'un des trois bateaux de légendes a y avoir participé. Pour rappel , c'est Mike birch sur Olympus photo, le petit trimaran jaune qui a franchi la ligne en premier, devancent d'a peinne 98 seconde, Kriter V skippé par Michel Malinovsky. Manureva quant a lui n'arrivera jamais, disparu en mer avec Alain Colas au large des Açores. Relive the glory days of the first Route du Rhum race aboard one of the three legendary boats that took part. As a reminder, it was Mike Birch on Olympus Photo, the little yellow trimaran, who crossed the line first, just 98 seconds ahead of Kriter V, skippered by Michel Malinovsky. Manureva, meanwhile, never made it, disappearing at sea with Alain Colas off the Azores.

Limitations	Carry sufficient food and water
Sail mode	Any
Awarded badge

4 record attempts

Course
1 Start line	N48° 41.47' W2° 4.27'
2 Race mark port CCW	N48° 34.04' W4° 44.10'
3 Race mark port CCW	N16° 18.44' W61° 49.56'
4 Race mark port CCW	N15° 56.84' W61° 42.51'
5 Finish line	N16° 12.46' W61° 31.81'

Leaderboard
	1	assezdessai	My OLYMPUS PHOTO	OLYMPUS PHOTO	Finished 2026-01-29 22:57 UTC in 15d. 10h. 20m. 34s.
	2	Labarcapoum	My OLYMPUS PHOTO	OLYMPUS PHOTO	Finished 2025-10-30 22:42 UTC in 15d. 16h. 45m. 17s.
	3	Labarcapoum	My Pen Duick IV - Manureva	Pen Duick IV - Manureva v1.18	Finished 2025-11-22 03:58 UTC in 15d. 21h. 10m. 26s.
	4	Mediterranean	My OLYMPUS PHOTO	OLYMPUS PHOTO	Finished 2025-10-21 12:44 UTC in 23d. 2h. 27m. 44s.

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