Route du Rhum - Spotlight on Yves Ecalarat



2:57 AM Sat 30 Oct 2010 GMT
'Yves Ecalarat - La Route du Rhum 2010' J. Girardot
Route du Rhum - For this ninth edition I race with a Pogo 40. It's an old horse, I believe on its eighth Transat, the third time with me. I know the boat well. I bought the boat a couple of years ago from Gery Treneteseaux and since then I have re-done various things: the electronics, the rigging. What I hope is certain is that this time I will be a little quicker than four years ago. He took part four years ago the Class 40 with an A40. 'This will be a little more stable and it will be ...


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