Route du Rhum - Monohull Safran: Let the party begin

8:04 PM Sun 31 Oct 2010 GMT

'Sailing - Saint Malo (FRA) - La Route du Rhum 2010' Jean Marie Liot &copy

Route du Rhum. Finally alone! After a perfect start, where everything went very smoothly in spite of 85 boats being on the starting line and hundreds of spectator craft surrounding them, the whole Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale fleet left St. Malo as scheduled at 1202hrs on Sunday 31st October in light to moderate winds, which fortunately are set to strengthen. Aboard Safran, Marc Guillemot got off to an almost ideal start in the lead neck and neck with PRB. But by Cape Fr?hel, the three new IMOCA boats had shown their teeth. 'We're setting off to enjoy ...

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