For the German sailor Boris Herrmann from Hamburg, the prestigious transatlantic regatta Route du Rhum continues to drag on. Because Herrmann has technical problems with one of the sails on his yacht, he is approaching his destination on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe more slowly.
As his team Malizia announced, Herrmann will definitely finish the race, but will probably not reach the finish line until next Wednesday. Frenchman Charles Caudrelier had already crossed it last Wednesday as the winner, he covered the 3542 nautical miles from Saint-Malo in France to Guadeloupe in the record time of 6 days, 19 hours and 47 minutes.
“Of course it’s very disappointing that I’m no longer in full racing mode,” said Herrmann: “But I’ll finish the race so that I’m leading in the overall classification and qualify for the Vendee Globe 2024/25.” Herrmann caused a stir with his fifth place in the round-the-world race Vendee Globe 2020/21.