Ruta del Descubrimiento

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The Ruta del Descubrimiento ( Spanish for route of discovery ; in French, more rarely also "Transat Espagnole": Spanish transatlantic regatta ) was one every four years between 1984 and 1992 - d. H. a total of three non-stop sailing regatta from southern Spain to the Dominican Republic and then to Miami (USA) in 1992 . The prescribed route required the circumnavigation of Gran Canaria and for multihull boats also the circumnavigation of San Salvador (Bahamas) . The competition was the first Spanish transatlantic regatta and its length, route and name are based on Columbus' voyages of discovery in 1492.

Well-known sailors and ultra-modern boats were among the participants in the regatta. Both in 1984 and 1988, speed records for Atlantic crossings in east-west direction were set as part of the regatta. Even today, the section from Cádiz around Gran Canaria to San Salvador is used for transatlantic records (east-west) and is called the "Route de la découverte" ( French for route of discovery ) by the French who dominate this area . It is the counterpart to the North Atlantic west-east route between New York ( Ambrose lighthouse ) and the English Lizard Point .

The class for the large multihull boats - d. H. the fastest participating boats - was influenced by French in 1984 and 1988, when the winner and the second and third place (as well as other sailors in the front places) came from France. In 1992, however, the regatta took place without French participation.

The individual regattas

(The skipper and boat names are listed.)

  • 1992: Departure November 28 from Palos de la Frontera / Puerto Sherry (Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz ) via Gran Canaria , San Salvador and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) to Miami
    • 1st place: Jan Santana on the 70.05- foot - Farr - Ketch Publiespaña
    • 2nd place: Pierre Fehlmann (Switzerland) on Merit Cup
    • 3rd place: Javier Visiers on Fortuna
  • 1988: Departure December 4th from Puerto Sherry (Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz ) to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
    • Multihulls :
      • 1st place: Serge Madec (France) in Jet Services V (15 days, 7 hours 30 minutes 25 seconds; Jet Services V started 5 hours late after a collision with a small Spanish sport catamaran, but soon caught up)
      • 2nd place: José María Lastra (Spain) on Alimentos-de-España
      • 3rd place: Francis Joyon (France) on IB-Express
    • Monohulls according to the actually sailed time:
      • 1st place: Pierre Fehlmann (Switzerland) on Merit Cup (16 days 21 hours 23 min 19 seconds) (6th place after corrected time)
      • 2nd place: Jan Santana (Spain) on Fortuna (?) (8th place after corrected time)
      • 3rd place: Harry Harkimo (Finland) on Belmont II (9th place after corrected time)
    • Monohulls after corrected time:
      • 1st place: Enrique Gómez Curt (Spain) on Fontvella
      • 2nd place: Maiden Great Britain (Great Britain)
      • 3rd place: Commodore Rucanor (Belgium)
    • a total of 21 boats from at least 10 countries; Approx. 20 million pesetas in prize money, of which almost 4 million go to the winner of the multihulls and over 2.5 million to the winner of the monohulls
  • 1984: Departure December 2nd from Benalmádena ( Málaga / Mediterranean) to San Souci (port of Santo Domingo / Dominican Republic)
    • Multihulls , class I:
      • 1st place: Philippe Poupon (France) on the 26 m catamaran Fleury Michon III (15 days 14 hours 49 minutes 39 seconds)
      • 2nd place: Pierre Follenfant (France) on Charente Maritime
      • 3rd place: Mike Birch (Canada) on Formule Day
    • Multihull boats , class II:
      • 1st place: Alain Petit Etienne on the Région de Picardie catamaran (France)
    • Monohulls
      • 1st place: Javier Visiers (Spain) Fortuna Lights
    • a total of 32 or 33 registered and ultimately 29 started boats from at least eight countries, of which at least 11 were abandoned; Approx. 20.5 million pesetas prize money, including approx. 3 million for the monohull winner

Route of Discovery: Course records

Starting with the regatta, record times for the fastest east-west transatlantic crossing - the "Route of Discovery" or the route from Cádiz via Gran Canaria to San Salvador (Bahamas) - were continued. Even after the regatta is abandoned, the best times will continue to improve. After 2000, Steve Fossett's Playstation , Franck Cammas ' Groupama 3 and Pascal Bidégorry's Banque Populaire V (unsuccessful in 2009), some of the fastest long-distance sailing teams in the world at the moment, struggled for the record.

  • 1984: Philippe Poupon (France) on the 26 m catamaran Fleury Michon III (12 days 21 hours 21 minutes 17 seconds)
  • 1988: Serge Madec (France) on the catamaran Jet Services V (12 days, 12 hours 30 minutes, 27 seconds)
  • 2000: Grant Dalton (New Zealand; with the French Bruno Peyron and Franck Proffit ) on the Catamaran Club Med (later 10 days 14 hours 53 minutes 44 seconds)
  • 2003: Steve Fossett (USA) on the PlayStation catamaran (9 days, 13 hours 30 minutes 18 seconds)
  • 2007 (April 24th - May 1st): Franck Cammas (France) on the trimaran Groupama 3 (7 days 10 hours 58 minutes 53 seconds)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Antonio Guerrero (October 25, 1984). Empresas paraestatales salvan la Ruta del Descubrimiento. El País (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  2. ↑ a b P.S. (November 23, 1992). Atlántico en busca de nuevo Colón (p. 103). ABC (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  3. ^ PS (November 23, 1992). Atlántico en busca de nuevo Colón (p. 103). ABC (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011) Rafael Carbonell (December 26, 1992). The patron of the "Publiespaña" defenderá su liderato en el Mundial de 'maxis'. El País (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  4. ↑ SD (December 20, 1992). Publiespaña toma el relevo de Colón y gana la III Ruta del Descubrimiento (p. 109). ABC (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  5. ^ Rafael Carbonell (March 11, 1993). El 'Fortuna' contrata una tripulación inglesa para la Vuelta al Mundo. El País (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  6. ↑ a b c d Miguel López (August 17, 1988). Al menos 10 países participarán en la II Ruta del Descubrimiento. El País (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  7. ↑ Michel Hubin (December 14, 1988). La Route de la Découverte (p. 27). Le Soir (French; accessed January 10, 2011)
  8. ^ EFE (December 22, 1988). El 'Merit', primer monocasco en la Ruta del Descubrimiento. El País (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  9. ↑ a b EFE (December 28, 1988). 'El Gaitero' logra el cuarto lugar en la Ruta del Descubrimiento. El País (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  10. ↑ no author details (December 30, 1984). Vela: I Ruta del Descubrimiento. "L'Esprit d'Equipe" debió abandonar casi en la meta (p. 37). La Vanguardia (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  11. ↑ a b no indication of the author (December 29, 1984). Vela: I Ruta del Descubrimiento. Gran éxito del "Fortuna Lights", [sic!] Primero entro los monocascos (p. 27). La Vanguardia (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  12. ↑ 32 according to: no information on the author (November 24, 1984). Preparativos de la regata Ruta del Descubrimiento. El País (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011) 33 according to: no author details (December 9, 1984). Retirado el 20% de los inscritos en la Ruta del Descubrimiento. El 'Fleury Michon VII' vuelve a encabezar la regata. El País (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  13. ^ AG (October 30, 1984). 32 barcos de ocho países. El País (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  14. ↑ no author details (December 30, 1984). "L'Esprit d'Equipe" abandona al Ruta del Descubrimiento (p. 53). ABC (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011)
  15. ↑ Tentative de record - Route de la découverte ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on voile.banquepopulaire.fr (French; accessed January 10, 2011) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.voile.banquepopulaire.fr
  16. ↑ Time according to Tentative de record - Route de la découverte ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on voile.banquepopulaire.fr (French; accessed January 10, 2011) according to other information 12 days, 12 hours 30 minutes and 17 seconds : according to no author's information (December 18, 1988). The 'Jet Services' rebaja en casi 9 horas el récord de la ruta de Colón. El País (Spanish; accessed January 11, 2011) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.voile.banquepopulaire.fr