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GOOD TO KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING BY CAR
The historic center and its surroundings will be very busy during the 13 days of the village. If a car is your only option, here's how to plan ahead.
The parking lots
Parking near the village will be subject to a fee (€10). → Hippodrome Parking & Paul-Féval Parking
36 charging stations will be available in the Paul-Féval car park
Shuttles
P1: Paul Féval - Hippodrome <> Avenue Louis Martin Shuttle P1
P2: La Houssaye - Croix Désilles <> Duguay-Trouin Shuttle P2
If you're coming by car, there are other ways you can help us reduce the event's carbon footprint! We've put together the ultimate eco-friendly visitor's guide for you. Take a look!
OCEAN FIFTY: FIFTY SHADES OF SUSPENSE
Ten sailors are taking on the challenge this year aboard these 15-meter (50-foot) multihulls. And among them, many have a real shot at the podium or a top finish. The suspense is heightened by a battle between the more experienced sailors, including Thibaut Vauchel-Camus (Solidaires en Peloton by Delanchy), and the younger generation, led by Basile Bourgnon (Edenred). In short, all the ingredients for an incredible spectacle!
It's becoming almost a habit. At the finish of each transatlantic race, after about ten days at sea, the gaps between the Ocean Fifty boats are often very narrow. In the last edition of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe in 2022, only 18 minutes separated the first (Erwan Le Roux) from the second (Quentin Vlamynck). A year ago, at the Transat Café L'Or, there were fewer than thirty minutes between the top three duos (Baptiste Hulin-Thomas Rouxel, Pierre Quiroga-Gaston Morvan, Luke Berry-Antoine Joubert)! Suspense from start to finish is the norm, making it very difficult to establish a clear hierarchy.
THE RUM ROUTE - DESTINATION GUADELOUPE IS A CELEBRATION
The storm forced the village to close its doors on Friday. One might have thought the festivities were ruined, but that would be underestimating the people of Saint-Malo, the skippers, and a public impervious to the whims of the weather. Everyone was there for the village's reopening on Saturday. Entertainment, gatherings, and Caribbean music: a recipe as rich as a kouign-amann, fueled by the unique alchemy this event has always managed to create between land and sea.
Reopening of the village at the Hector brewery (© Vincent Curutchet / FACTSTORY)
For nearly 50 years, the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe has captivated sailors. This extraordinary transatlantic race is a dream for many since childhood. On race day, the tension isn't just in the sheets, but also in the stomachs of the skippers… and the public! For the two weeks leading up to the start, everyone comes to chat, admire, take countless photos of these beautiful and impressive boats, and above all, choose their favorite.
TANGUY CARADEC "MAY THE ROUTE DU RHUM - DESTINATION GUADELOUPE BE A HAPPY MOMENT"
At 46, Tanguy is embarking on the challenge of a lifetime: participating in the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe aboard his 50-foot monohull, Eurvad (Vintage Mono). An adventure so rich in meaning, forty years after the passing of his father, the iconic Loïc. Caradec, during the 1986 edition.
It's a name that resonates and sticks, one of those that springs to mind when you revisit the history of the Route du Rhum. In the 1980s, Loïc Caradec was among the handful of sailors who knew how to navigate aboard these giants, who pushed the limits and inspired a whole generation. On November 13, 1986, in the middle of the Route du Rhum, he tragically disappeared. His son, Tanguy, was six years old and vividly remembers the trampoline on Royal. Forty years later, Tanguy, a father of two young daughters and an entrepreneur, is back at the Route du Rhum as a participant. With a boat, with a story, with preparations he has undertaken at breakneck speed. And with the memory of a father, too, so happy to see a "Caradec" back on the starting line of the Route du Rhum.
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