La Route du Rhum Race
Route du Rhum 2026: 49 Class40 Skippers Ready to Race Including Ireland's Pamela Lee
26th October 2026 La Route du Rhum Race
Wicklow offshore sailor Pamela Lee faces a formidable challenge in the Class40 fleet at the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe, with 49 solo skippers preparing to start off Saint-Malo on Sunday, 1st November. Lee, sailing EmpowHer, is preparing to become the first…
Brittany Ferries Achieves Energy Savings with Presentation at Route du Rhum Village
24th October 2026 Brittany Ferries
Brittany Ferries has teamed up with Adrena and Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore to successfully demonstrate fuel savings of up to 6% through the deployment of an advanced digital twin-enabled routing solution. The AdrenaShip concept highlights the potential of…
The Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe race village opened in Saint-Malo this week, bringing together 115 solo skippers and their boats ahead of the 3,542-nautical-mile transatlantic race starting on Sunday, 1 November. The 71,000-square-metre village, described by organisers as…
Route du Rhum: Armel Le Cléac’h Ready for Solo Atlantic Challenge
21st October 2026 La Route du Rhum Race
Maxi Banque Populaire XI has arrived in Saint-Malo ahead of the 1 November solo transatlantic start, with Ireland’s Pamela Lee preparing for a potentially historic Class40 debut French offshore sailor Armel Le Cléac’h has brought Maxi Banque Populaire XI into…
Irish offshore sailor Pamela Lee will be the focus of a special Dún Laoghaire gathering next Tuesday (October 6) as she prepares for her historic solo challenge in November’s Route du Rhum. As first reported by Afloat last month, Lee…
Irish offshore sailor Pamela Lee is among 118 skippers now entering the final countdown to the 2026 Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe, with just over a month remaining before the solo transatlantic fleet leaves Saint-Malo. As previously reported by Afloat,…
Irish sailing judge Gordon Davies will serve on the International Jury for the 2026 Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe, adding an Irish officiating presence to November’s major solo transatlantic race. Davies will be on duty at the Saint-Malo start,…
Pamela Lee to Become First Irishwoman to Race Route du Rhum
12th September 2026 La Route du Rhum Race
Irish offshore sailor Pamela Lee will make history as the first Irishwoman to compete in the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe when she lines up in the race’s largest division, the 49-boat Class40 fleet, this November. The 38-year-old will race…
Defending Route du Rhum champion Charles Caudrelier has qualified for the 2026 race aboard the new 32-metre Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, Gitana 18. The French skipper completed a 1,200-mile solo passage north of Ireland last week, spending more than 48…
French offshore sailor Alexia Barrier is set to become the first woman to compete in the ULTIM class at the Route du Rhum–Destination Guadeloupe. Barrier will line up for the 2026 transatlantic race at the helm of the legendary IDEC…
The new Maxi Edmond de Rothschild has completed its first full foiling runs off the Brittany coast, marking a major milestone in the development of Gitana 18 ahead of this year’s Route du Rhum. The 32-metre offshore racing giant achieved…
The 2026 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe is set to deliver one of its most competitive editions yet, with 118 solo sailors confirmed. The race will start from Saint-Malo on 1 November, with skippers racing solo across the Atlantic to Pointe-à-Pitre…
ICRA Conference: Pamela Lee Seeks French Entries for Round Ireland Race
5th February 2026 Round Ireland
Irish International Class 40 sailor Pamela Lee will tell the 2026 Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA) Conference how she is working to attract French Class 40 entries to this year’s Round Ireland Race. Lee will outline efforts to encourage French offshore…
Ferry and logistics company DFDS has partnered with Irish offshore sailor Pamela Lee to launch the #EmpowHer racing campaign. The initiative will support Lee as she prepares for the 2026 Route du Rhum, the world’s longest solo transatlantic race, which…
RORC Double-Handed Champion James Harayda on His Vendee Globe 2024 Plans (Video)
25th March 2023 RORC
Royal Ocean Racing Club member, and aspiring Vendee Globe Sailor, James Harayda is just 25 years old and already a two-time British Double Handed National Champion, racing with teammate Dee Caffari on Sun Fast 3300 Gentoo. In 2022, racing in…
Friday night into Saturday’s early hours, The Memorial ACTe, Pointe-à-Pitre’s proud, a giant structure dedicated to the history, heritage and memories of the Caribbean slave trade saw the busiest spell yet of finishers completing the 12th edition of the Route…
