Route du Rhum Tom Laperche Guadeloupe finish, Digi Mart USA News (Guadeloupe): Tom Laperche is only a few dozen nautical miles from a prestigious victory in the Route du Rhum in his first participation in the race. The 29-year-old skipper of the Ultim SVR Lazartigue could cross the finish line shortly before 10 p.m.
local time (3 a.m. in Paris) after sailing around the west side of the island, and could also set a new record for the event.
Late in the afternoon, Laperche approached the coast near the Tête à l’Anglais, a small islet north of Basse-Terre on the western face of Guadeloupe. The first images of the future race winner were captured by a helicopter.
