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Route du Rhum - Gitana 11 going all out

Sailing

6:19 PM Thu 4 Nov 2010 GMT

'Yann Guichard, the new skipper of Gitana 11 - La Route du Rhum 2010' Thierry Martinez

Route du Rhum - For his first solo transatlantic, Yann Guichard had already set the bar high by taking the start on the reigning champion multihull after it was lengthened to 23.50 metres compared with the original 18 metres. Since the start in Saint Malo, some four days ago, the 36 year old sailor has shown that he's a force to be reckoned with in this ninth edition of the Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale. Fourth yesterday evening, the maxi-trimaran fitted out by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild had moved up to second position in the fleet at the first of ...

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by Kate Jennings