Route du Rhum
The Route du Rhum is a single-handed yacht race, which takes place every four years in November. The course is between Saint Malo, Brittany, France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. The first competition, won by Canadian Michael Birch in his boat Olympus Photo by a margin of 98 seconds over second-placed Michel Malinovsky in Kriter V was held in 1978, and was marked in tragedy by the disappearance of Alain Colas during the crossing.
Current record is 7d 14h 21m 47s, set on November 11, 2018 by Francis Joyon.
The 2006 race began on 29 October 2006, with a maximum of 60 boats competing in 4 categories:
- ORMA Class: Multihulls measuring from 59' to 60' in length
- IMOCA Class: Monohulls measuring from 58' to 60' in length
- Class 2 Monohulls and multihulls measuring from 45.1 to 50'
- Class 3 Monohulls and multihulls measuring from 40' to 45'
- Class 40 Monohulls
General standings
IMOCA 60' standings
| Year | Pos. | Sailor | Yacht | Time |
| 2002 | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | 1 |  Ellen MacArthur | Kingfisher | 13d 13h 31'47" |
| 2002 | 2 | Mike Golding | Ecover | 13d 22h 49'35" |
| 2002 | 3 |  Joé Seeten | Arcelor-Dunkerque | 16d 00h 51'51" |
| 2006 | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 1 | Roland Jourdain | Sill & Veolia | 12d 11h 58'58" |
| 2006 | 2 | Jean Le Cam | VM Matériaux | 12d 12h 26'53" |
| 2006 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Dick | Virbac-Paprec | 12d 20h 27'58" |
| 2010 | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 1 | Roland Jourdain | Veolia Environnement | 13d 17h 10'56" |
| 2010 | 2 | Armel Le Cléac’h | Brit Air | 14d 1h 6'7" |
| 2010 | 3 | Marc Guillemot | Safran | 14d 12h 28'2" |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | 1 | François Gabart | Macif | 12d 04h 38'55" |
| 2014 | 2 | Jérémie Beyou | Maitre Coq | 12d 12h 11'18" |
| 2014 | 3 | Marc Guillemot | Safran | 13d 01h 59'20" |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 1 | Paul Meilhat | SMA | 12d 11h 23'18" |
| 2018 | 2 | Yann Eliès | UCAR-St.Michel | 12d 13h 38'30" |
| 2018 | 3 | Alex Thomson | Hugo Boss | 12d 23h 10'58" |
50' Multihull standings
| Year | Pos. | Sailor | Yacht | Time |
| 2002 | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | 1 | Franck-Yves Escoffier | Crêpes Whaou | 16d 23h 9'42" |
| 2002 | 2 | Anne Caseneuve | YachtingCasino.com | 17d 22h 37'7" |
| 2002 | 3 | Hervé Cleris | Vaincre la mucoviscidose | 18d 18h 55'52" |
| 2006 | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 1 | Franck-Yves Escoffier | Crêpes Whaou | 11d 17h 28'11" |
| 2006 | 2 | Éric Bruneel | Trilogic | 13d 14h 58'35" |
| 2006 | 3 | Victorien Erussard | Laiterie de Saint-Malo | 16d 18h 29'54" |
| 2010 | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 1 | Lionel Lemonchois | Prince de Bretagne | 15d 04h 50'48" |
| 2010 | 2 | Lalou Roucayrol | Région Aquitaine - Port Médoc | 15d 12h 30'14" |
| 2010 | 3 | Loïc Fequet | Maître Jacques | 15d 14h 28'26" |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | 1 | Erwan Le Roux | Fenêtre A Cardinal | 11d 05h 13'55" |
| 2014 | 2 | Lalou Roucayrol | Arkema-Région Aquitaine | 11d 21h 29'10" |
| 2014 | 3 | Gilles Lamiré | Rennes Métropole-Saint Malo Agglomération | 12d 10h 44'37" |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 1 | Armel Tripon | Réauté Chocolat | 11d 07h 32'40" |
| 2018 | 2 | Erwan Le Roux | Fenetrea-Mix Buffet | 12d 01h 09'12" |
| 2018 | 3 | Thibaut Vauchel Camus | Solidaires en Peloton Arsep | 12d 09h 18'44" |
40' Monohull standings
| Year | Pos. | Sailor | Yacht | Time |
| 2006 | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 1 | Phil Sharp | PSR | 18d 10h 21'01" |
| 2006 | 2 | Gildas Morvan | Oyster Funds | 19d 08h 52'00" |
| 2006 | 3 | Ian Munslow | Boland Mills | 21d 09h 45'31" |
| 2010 | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 1 | Thomas Ruyant | Destination Dunkerque | 17d 23h 10'17" |
| 2010 | 2 | Nicolas Troussel | Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne | 18d 02h 40'15" |
| 2010 | 3 | Yvan Noblet | Appart City | 18d 06h 38'17" |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | 1 |  Alex Pella | Tales II | 16d 17h 47'08" |
| 2014 | 2 | Thibaut Vauchel-Camus | Solidaires en Peloton | 17d 04h 33'03" |
| 2014 | 3 | Kito de Pavant | OTIO - Bastide Médical | 17d 05h 07'03" |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 1 | Yoann Richomme | Veedol-AIC | 16d 03h 22'44" |
| 2018 | 2 | Aymeric Chappellier | Aina Enfance & Avenir | 16d 11h 16'15" |
| 2018 | 3 | Phil Sharp | Imerys Clean Energy | 16d 13h 01'50" |
Rhum Category 2010-2014
| Year | Pos. | Sailor | Yacht | Time |
| 2010 | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 1 |  Andrea Mura | Vento di Sardegna | 19d 09h 40'30" |
| 2010 | 2 | Luc Coquelin | Pour le Rire Médecin | 20d 13d 15' 36" |
| 2010 | 3 | Julien Mabit | monopticien.com | 22d 07h 42'56" |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | 1 | Anne Caseneuve | ANEO | 17d 07h 06'03" |
| 2014 | 2 | Andrea Mura | Vento di Sardegna | 20d 02h 19' 36" |
| 2014 | 3 | Robin Knox-Johnston | GreyPower | 20d 07h 52'22" |
Rhum Multi
| Year | Pos. | Sailor | Yacht | Time |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 1 | Pierre Antoine | Olmix | 15d 21h 15'5" |
| 2018 | 2 | Jean-François Lilti | Ecole Diagonale pour Citoyens du Monde | 18d 07h 47'45" |
| 2018 | 3 | Etienne Hochedé | PIR2 | 19d 00h 18'06" |
Rhum Mono
| Year | Pos. | Sailor | Yacht | Time |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 1 | Sidney Gavignet | Café Joyeux | 16d 10h 18'5" |
| 2018 | 2 | Sebastien Destremau | Alcatrazit-FaceOcean | 17d 07h 25'44" |
| 2018 | 3 | Luc Coquelin | Rotary-La Mer Pour Tous | 22d 08h 24'12" |