Monday 1 July 2013

Route des Princes, the race concluded and victors decided

The Route des Princes has finished in the Bay of  Morlaix Edmond de Rothschild first home and victor in the MOD70's and Team Lalou/Arkema second place on the leg behind FenetreA Cardinal and winners of the Multi50 class overall.

A good article submitted to Sail-World by Sabina Mollart Rogerson sums up the the last leg Plymouth to Bay of Morlaix.

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Route-des-Princes---MOD70,-Maxi80-and-Multi50-winners-decided/111425

In the 2013 Route des Princes, there were parties on June 9 in Valencia, the MOD70 and Maxi80 then Multi50s have completed their tour of Europe land on Sunday afternoon in the Bay of Morlaix, having swallowed respectively 2450 and 2310 miles between Spain, Portugal, Ireland, England and France.

In each class, the fight was beautiful and it was not until the outcome of the fourth and final stage offshore to know the names of the winners of the event. In MOD70 is finally Edmond de Rothschild, Imperial at the races in the first onshore and offshore in the last act between Plymouth and Roscoff, which rises on the highest step of the podium. As for Multi50s is Arkema - Aquitaine Lalou Roucayrol which rises on the highest step of the podium after an incredible three-way battle throughout the course.


read more here

And a video of the race finish

Finish in the Bay of Morlaix by routedesprincesTV

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