François Gabart (Macif) is scheduled to join Guadeloupe - the terminus of the Route du Rhum 2018 - on Monday 12 November at around 00:30 French time (19:30 local time). But before that, the skipper should pass the head to the Englishman - an islet located north of Basse Terre - at 20:30 French time (15:30 local time). In his wake, Francis Joyon (Idec Sport) who has climbed back on the leader and is now only 40 miles behind. Unless a strategic error reverses the fate...
To follow the arrival of the first two Ultimates on the other side of the Atlantic, here's how to do it.
Cartography
30 miles before the passage of the Tête à l'Anglais (north of the island), which announces the circumnavigation of Guadeloupe by the leeward coast, the chart is plotted every 5 minutes until the arrival at Pointe-à-Pitre.
On television
Guadeloupe 1st (France Télévisions group), partner of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, will broadcast the arrival live from the arrival of the leader at La Tête à l'Anglais (estimated at 15:30 local time, 20:30 metropolitan time). The television channel Canal 10 will also be at sea to follow the arrival.
The Guadeloupe 1st and OC Sport Pen Duick production teams will then broadcast live, 1 hour and a half before the finish.
On the Web
In the same way as on television, on arrival at the Tête à l'Anglais, a live broadcast will be made on the race site, but also on the official Facebook page of the Route du Rhum. The Guadeloupe live coverage 1st - 1 hour and a half before the finish - will be streamed on the race website and on Facebook
You can also follow the arrival from other social networks such as Twitter or Instagram.
In Guadeloupe
After a tour of the island in light airs, the competitors pass the famous Basse-Terre buoy (27 miles from Tête à l'Anglais and 30 from the finish), materialised by a bottle of rum, visible to the public from the Basse-Terre entertainment village installed especially this year until 18 November. ?
In the same way as for the start, areas prohibited to boaters are marked and it is forbidden to approach within 150 m of a competitor. Fishermen will also ensure compliance with safety rules and exclusion zones.
After crossing the line - located between the Ilet à Cochon and the Ilet du Gosier -, the technical team of each boat will board the boat to help the skipper in his final manoeuvres to reach the pontoon of the ACTe Memorial
