Kolme voimakasta myrskymatalapainetta laittoi monen Route du Rhumin kipparin suunnitelmat uusiksi. Osa on vasta tänään päässyt suojasatamasta takaisin kisaan. Samalla ensimmäiset jo tulevat maaliin. Kisassa pärjäävät ne, jotka kestävät. Legendaarinen yksinpurjehduskilpailu Route du Rhum starttasi Ranskan Saint-Malosta Guadeloupelle tasan viikko sitten sunnuntaina. Lähtöpäivänä oli navakka sivumyötäinen tuuli, joka jo reilun vuorokauden jälkeen vaihtui kovaksi...
Ari will be passing Madeira tonight. He is enjoying lighter winds, calmer sea and warmer air. However the sailing is and will be more challenging than expected. He has no wind data due to the storm blew wind sensor from the mast three nights ago and the spare one ain’t working quite as it...
No one said it would be easy but soon after the race start the conditions turned from difficult to extreme.There were about to be two depressions but it’ll be three. And the length and power of the horror has multiplied of what was forecasted. It has been merciless for every boat and skipper. ...
For all of the Route du Rhum skippers making it to the starting line is already a victory itself. And especially in massive and demanding projects like IMOCA projects are – the first win always is this. For Ari the start of Rout du Rhum meant also another big thing. He just made sailing...
Maailman suurimpiin purjehduskisoihin lukeutuva Route du Rhum starttaa sunnuntaina – Huusela edustaa Suomea Yksinpurjehtija ja lentokapteeni Ari Huusela starttaa sunnuntaina 4.11. yhteen maailman suurimmista, kuuluisimmista ja seuratuimmista purjehduskilpailuista. Huusela on legendaarisen Route du Rhum Atlantin yli yksinpurjehduskilpailun ainoa suomalainen. Ari Huuselalle Route du Rhumiin osallistuminen on jo toinen, mutta erityiseksi sen tekee se, että...
Route du Rhum is a massive spactacle as a sailing race. And this time, record big. It was already during last Saturday when 1 million people had already visited the race village that officially opened on Oct 24th. Meetings, PR, work, official checks etc… Something going on all the time from early morning till...
J’embarque pour ma deuxième Route du Rhum, après avoir terminé la première en 2014. J’étais à l’époque le premier skipper nordique à finir la course. J’en ai de très bons souvenirs. Je me suis fixé comme objectif ultime pour ma carrière de voile de participer au Vendée Globe 2020 : un tour du monde...
The show is already on. Route du Rhum’s impressive press conference took place in Paris last Thursday. That was kind of an official kick off to numerous activities before the race start in Nov 4th. The legendary race celebrates its 40th anniversary. It has always been a big spectacle but is now even more...