Route du Rhum - Guillemot onboard Safran steals third

9:20 PM Mon 15 Nov 2010 GMT

'Guillemot swoops for third place - La Route du Rhum 2010' A. Courcoux

Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 update. Marc Guillemot (Safran) completed the IMOCA Open 60 podium early today when he stole third inside the last 60 miles of the Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale transatlantic race. Converging on the west coast of Guadeloupe after passing just to the east of Montserrat, he sailed round the unfortunate long medium term tenant of third Jean-Pierre Dick whose Virbac-Paprec 3 was moving at less than half the pace than the IMOCA world champion was making. On the dock in Pointe-?-Pitre early this morning, Guillemot recalled his surprise at seeing the blue branded sails of ...

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