Launched at full speed but still cautious a few hours ago, Tom Laperche is approaching Guadeloupe. The night of Saturday 7 to Sunday 8 November is set to determine whether he turns this lead into victory and a record.
Winning the race would fulfill a childhood dream. With an entire fleet in his rearview mirror, the skipper, the new wave of French sailing, is heading straight toward a first victory.
It is aboard the same trimaran SVR Lazartigue that he is preparing to break the record, only six days after leaving Saint-Malo.
The advantage is clear: an entire fleet remains in his wake. The caution displayed a few hours earlier is a reminder, however, that the race is not yet decided.
At 29, Tom Laperche is racing at full speed across the Atlantic aboard the trimaran SVR Lazartigue. Only six days after his departure from Saint-Malo, he is preparing to win the Route du Rhum.