Route of the Rum. François Gabart, end of the state of grace

Cruel fate for François Gabart, beaten by Francis Joyon shortly after an extraordinary final on the Route du Rhum 2018. Gabart, which has been a success for several years, was defeated by a Francis Joyon who had the merit of 'to hook. The record holder of the solo tour was this time lacking success to be able to win this legendary race in Ultimate.

François Gabart was beaten! The Prince of the Ocean was tamed by Francis Joyon on the 2018 Route du Rhum. As a result of several technical problems, Gabart did everything he could to win this legendary race on the Ultimate category, in which he shines for several years while chaining success.

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The native of Saint-Michel-d'Entraygues yet has the habit of all round. Since 2013, he took part in twelve races, from the Vendée Globe to the Transat Jacques Vabre via the Route du Rhum, he won ... ten! Only the Azimut Challenge in 2013 and therefore the Route du Rhum this year have resisted.

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Otherwise, it crushed all competition, first on Imoca until 2014 by winning the Vendée Globe and the Route du Rhum. Passed on the ultimate race of Sailing, the Ultimate, François Gabart won four of the five races in which he participated. Titanic. He even had the luxury of breaking the world record alone in 2017. Performance that made him the number 1 favorite of the Route du Rhum. But she opposed him, preferring the very experienced Francis Joyon.

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Passed in the middle of three storms at the beginning of the race, François Gabart thought to hold the right end when arriving in Guadeloupe, unfortunately the loss of his port rudder and his starboard foil decided otherwise. The sea is cruel too and nothing can be left to chance. But the prodigy, only 35 years old, still has all the time before him.

Honors of François Gabart

2018

Second in the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe in 07 days 14 hours 28 minutes and 55 seconds (Ultimate category)

2017

Solo world tour record in 42 days 16 h 40 m 35 s

Crewed Winner of The Bridge in 08 days 00 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds (Ultimate category)

Crewed winner of the ArMen Race USHIP (Ultimate category)

2016

Winner of The Transat bakerly in 08 days 08 hours, 54 minutes and 39 seconds (Ultimate category)

2015

Winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre in 12 days, 17 hours, 29 minutes and 27 seconds with Pascal Bidégorry (Ultimate category)

2014

Winner of the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe in 12 days, 4 hours, 38 minutes and 55 seconds (IMOCA category)

2013

Winner of the 2013 Azimut Trophy with Michel Desjoyeaux