The Star Is Here: Loïck Peyron Is Happy

The Star Is Here: Loïck Peyron Is Happy
The Star Is Here: Loïck Peyron Is Happy
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France's sailing star Loïck Peyron lived up to the name of his boat in Pointe-à-Pitre on Sunday: the 59-year-old "Happy" skipper was beaming with his banana-yellow retro trimaran when he entered the port of destination on Route du Rhum. He had every reason to do so, because the demanding race over 3542 nautical miles was a great challenge for the skipper and boat, especially in the stormy initial phase.

Route du Rhum 2018
Route du Rhum 2018

Big train station when Loïck Peyron arrives

Peyron completed the route in 21 days, 3 hours and 57 minutes and is fourth in the classic division Rhum Multi. For the man who won the tenth edition of the Rhum four years ago while spontaneously replacing the injured Vendée Globe winner Armel Le Cléac'h on "Banque Populaire", it was clear this time that it was not a new record will go.

Route du Rhum 2018
Route du Rhum 2018

Quickly to the finish line: Loïck Peyron on "Happy"

Route du Rhum 2018
Route du Rhum 2018

Welcome to Guadeloupe, Monsieur Peyron!

Route du Rhum 2018
Route du Rhum 2018

Everyone wants to hear how Peyron experienced the challenge on "Happy"

Peyron had something else in mind - the discovery of slowness, the revival of traditional seamanship. With the sister ship of the historically first Rhum winner "Olympus" by Mike Birch, built in 1981 and refurbished himself, he wanted to show that with good seamanship you can also be competitive with old boats and that you can sail the Atlantic with sextant and sailing skills. The likeable Peyron did an excellent job of that. His role model Mike Birch won the premiere of the Route du Rhum in 1978 after 23 days at sea. Despite the setbacks at the beginning, the Frenchman convincingly undercut this time with old-school sailing art and a lot of fighting spirit.

Route du Rhum 2018
Route du Rhum 2018

The hardships of three weeks at sea did not leave Peyron unaffected. Even so, the darling of French sea sailing was on the best of things when he arrived

To enjoy the anniversary video again, which shows Peyron's record triumph of 2014

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