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Route du Rhum: live, the positions and rankings of the boats on the cartography of the 12th edition
What a final!
And what a suspense!
Sunday morning, at the time of the croissants in Pointe-à-Pitre, Erwan Le Roux (Koesio) won his second victory in the famous transatlantic after a masterful duel with Quentin Vlamynk (Arkema).
The latter finally had to settle for second place, arriving 18 miserable minutes behind the winner in the Multi 50 category, 50 feet (15 m) multihulls that can flirt with the 35 knots.
The Roux, which won in 10 days and 9:35 p.m.52 '', takes a good revenge on the 2018 edition where it had to be satisfied with second place behind Armel Tripon.
Quentin Vlamynck had however signed the perfect race until Saturday evening after taking control of the category classification from the Azores.
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But that was without counting on the science of the navigation of Le Roux which patiently waited for its time by shifting on Thursday, more in the east than its great rival, which allowed him to benefit from more promising Alizés.
Gravering little by little miles on Aquitain under pressure, the 48 -year -old Breton managed to pass the buoy from head to English to start the bypass of the island from the west.
The standoff between the two men on board on the descent towards Basse-Terre finally turned to the advantage of Koesio who flew to victory in the rise towards Pointe-à-Pitre under a bright sun, as The second coronation of the sailor.
The sailors who have written the legend of the Route du rhum since 1978
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