Route du Rhum: Tom Laperche, Basile Bourgnon and Corentin Horeau, three friends from Morbihan
Tom Laperche, Basile Bourgnon and Corentin Horeau, all from La Trinité-sur-Mer, each won in their category.
Quick Look
- Tom Laperche, Basile Bourgnon and Corentin Horeau, three skippers from La Trinité-sur-Mer, each won their category of the Route du Rhum.
- Laperche set a new record in six days, while Bourgnon and Horeau arrived side by side on November 11.
- Bourgnon pays tribute to his father Laurent, a double winner who passed away.
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Why It Matters
The Route du Rhum is a solo sailing race. Tom Laperche set a new record in six days. Basile Bourgnon and Corentin Horeau arrived side by side on Wednesday November 11. Basile Bourgnon is the son of Laurent Bourgnon, the only double winner of the Route du Rhum, who died.
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La Trinité-sur-Mer (Morbihan) is the link that unites Tom Laperche, Basile Bourgnon and Corentin Horeau. These three each won in their category. Tom Laperche, first, arrived on Sunday November 8 in six days, a new record for the Route du Rhum. The other two arrived on Wednesday November 11, side by side. Basile Bourgnon on his trimaran, is overwhelmed by emotion. Less than two minutes later, Corentin Horeau triumphed on a monohull.
Three friends from Trinité-sur-Mer
The eldest and youngest of the group meet again 6,500 km later. “They are three friends from Trinité-sur-Mer, we are neighbors, we drink the same coffee in the morning when we go to the port. It’s crazy, it’s quite a story,” says Basile Bourgnon, winner of the Route du Rhum, Ocean Fifty Edenred. “I arrive here, the record, with my friend Basile on the finish line, Tom Laperche from La Trinité also winning, it’s incredible, something crazy,” adds Corentin Horeau, winner of the Route du Rhum IMOCA MACSF.
A friends' adventure, but also a family story. Basile Bourgnon ran in the wake of his father Laurent, the only double winner of the Route du Rhum and who has since disappeared. “It’s a race that means a lot to us, to the family. And what a great tribute for my father up there, to have won it. I thought of him the whole crossing. I think he gave me a couple of helping hands, all the same,” confides Basile Bourgnon. Between father and son, a form of inheritance with two victories 28 years apart.
Open Questions
- What are the exact categories won by each skipper?
- What is the arrival time of Corentin Horeau?
- Where exactly is the finish line?
