Route du Rhum: First in monocoque Imoca class (18.28 m) just finished. (Macif with Francois Gabart)

Posted on November 14, 2014 by bill
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Route du Rhum : Gabart s’impose chez les monocoques
François Gabart (Macif) est arrivé en tête des monocoques Imoca (18,28 m) dans la Route du Rhum vendredi à Pointe-à-Pitre, en Guadeloupe.

Après les Ultimes avec Loïck Peyron et les Trimarans de 15 mètres avec Erwan Leroux, François Gabart rejoint le podium de la 10e édition de la Route du Rhum en s’imposant dans la catégorie des monocoques Imoca (18,28 m).

After the Ultimes with Loick Peyron and the 15 metre Multi 50 trimarans with Erwan Leroux, the winner of the monocoques Imoca class, Macif with Francois Gabard joins them on the podium. He finished 10th on GC.

 

A 31 ans,  le skippeur français, vainqueur du Vendée Globe 2012-2013, a franchi la ligne d’arrivée en tête vendredi à Pointe-à-Pitre après avoir joué une partition parfaite chez les Imoca depuis le départ de la course à Saint-Malo.

The 31 year old skipper (youngest of the three winners) and also winner of the 2012-2013 Vendee Globe, crossed the finish line at Pointe a Pitre after perfectly playing his Imoca since the start of the race in Saint Malo.

Also finished today, a bit earlier than Macif, was ARKEMA REGION AQUITAINE  with LALOU ROUCAYROL at the helm, 2nd overall in the multi 50 class and 9th on GC.

Next to cross the finish line will be a battle between 2 classes: MAITRE COQ
with JEREMIE BEYOU in the Imoca class and SAINT MALO AGGLOMERATION    skippered by GILLES LAMIRE in the Multi 50 class. Both have less than 70 nm to the finish.

imoca | 9 inscrits

Rang Bateau/Skipper Lat. Long. Vit. Cap Dist. But Dist. 1er Prog. (24H)
1 MACIF
FRANCOIS GABART		 15 55.72′ N 61 39.50′ W 7.5 111 finished 0.00
2 MAITRE COQ
JEREMIE BEYOU		 16 34.27′ N 61 25.41′ W 11.6 310 71.7 52.72
3 SAFRAN
MARC GUILLEMOT		 16 21.83′ N 59 02.93′ W 6.1 219 206.5 187.45
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 multi50 | 11 inscrits

Rang Bateau/Skipper Lat. Long. Vit. Cap Dist. But Dist. 1er Prog. (24H)
1 FENETREA – CARDINAL
ERWAN LE ROUX		 Arrivé le 13/11/2014 à 19:13:55,
en 11 jours, 5 heures, 13 minutes et 55 secondes
à la vitesse moyenne de 13.16 noeuds.
2 ARKEMA REGION AQUITAINE
LALOU ROUCAYROL		 Arrivé le 14/11/2014 à 11:29:10,
en 11 jours, 21 heures, 29 minutes et 10 secondes
à la vitesse moyenne de 12.41 noeuds.
3 RENNES METROPOLE – SAINT MALO AGGLOMERATION
GILLES LAMIRE		 16 39.99′ N 61 26.47′ W 15.4 318 74.2 0.00
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 class40 | 43 inscrits

Rang Bateau/Skipper Lat. Long. Vit. Cap Dist. But Dist. 1er Prog. (24H)
1 TALES 2 SANTANDER
ALEX PELLA 		22 00.96′ N 44 57.07′ W 9.7 246 1059.3 0.00
2 OTIO – BASTIDE MEDICAL
KITO DE PAVANT		 22 10.25′ N 43 29.26′ W 9.3 238 1140.0 80.79
3 SOLIDAIRES EN PELOTON
THIBAUT VAUCHEL-CAMUS		 20 48.77′ N 42 31.76′ W 12.8 238 1174.2 114.93
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 rhum | 20 inscrits

Rang Bateau/Skipper Lat. Long. Vit. Cap Dist. But Dist. 1er Prog. (24H)
1 ANEO
ANNE CASENEUVE		 21 13.95′ N 42 04.33′ W 10.3 240 1204.0 0.00
2 CAP AU CAP LOCATION
WILFRID CLERTON		 22 58.72′ N 32 41.67′ W 10.0 270 1733.5 529.42
3 VENTO DI SARDEGNA
ANDREA MURA		 24 52.15′ N 32 33.20′ W 8.9 196 1762.6 558.51
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Worked in the technical / engineering area as a Science Laboratory Technician and as an Aeronautics Engineer. The artistic side involves writing under the nom de plume of Billy Olsenn, his recently written play 'A Case of Wine' was staged by the players group Straight Make-Up at the 2012 Birr one act drama festival. It's next staging was in the one act circuit is in Cavan, at Maudebawn on Sat 10 Nov 2012. Then it was performed in the Bray, Co.Wicklow at the very popular one act festival in January 2013. Next play is FEAR. A dark tale about revenge on the cruel death of two pensioners by young thugs. Neighbours hatch a devious and dangerous plan to exact old-style revenge. Bill is a member of the Drama League of Ireland and his plays have been critically vetted and certified as original pieces of work by the DLI. Another literary project is that of commemoration of an aircraft crash on Djouce mountain in Wicklow in 1946. Bill wrote articles for the 50th, 60th and most recently the 70th anniversary, (12 Aug 2016) all were published in the Wicklow Times and ensured the survivors of the crash, all French Girl Guides, were not forgotten. Articles reproduced on this website. But mostly this site gives a more general European and specific French slant on popular and not so popular articles of French news, translated to English by the author. Each article is translated on a paragraph by paragraph basis so easy to read in either language and even possible to improve either language by comparison of the short English and French paragraphs. Amusez vous bien. The author is currently writing an easy to read technical aviation book centered around the Fokker 50. Another interest is that dealt with in another of Bill's websites www.realnamara.net, a Statue of the mother of God, Mary. It was erected in 1972 in Dublin, at the end of the Bull Wall near Clontarf, and my grandfather William Nelson, was the main instigator of that project. I give talks on the history of the statue and my grandfather's adventurous and dangerous life at sea. Technical assistance with each website is by J O'N.
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