Martin Lange, edited by Yanis Darras
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7:36 p.m., November 05, 2022
The start of the famous naval competition, the Route du Rhum, will have the privilege of welcoming the Pierre 1er within it, this Sunday. This boat, which has become a legend, was the traveling companion of Florence Arthaud, the first sailor to win the competition in 1990. The objective now is to pay tribute to her achievement.
He is a legend. The Pierre 1er, legendary trimaran which won the Route du Rhum in 1990, is about to resume the start of the famous maritime race. It is the first boat to enter the port of Saint-Malo, ahead of the Ultimes, the stars of this Route du Rhum. It denotes by its age, but not by its style, its three golden hulls and especially these three letters engraved on the blank: FLO. A tribute to Florence Arthaud, the sailor who won the Route du Rhum on this boat.
Almost 32 years later, her great friend Philippe Poupon is preparing to revive the myth: “It’s really to pay tribute to the feat she has done, because it’s still a sporty boat , physical. He is a thoroughbred who only asks to fly away, “he confides at the microphone of Europe 1.
A boat that has sailed around the world
And since this feat, the Pierre 1er has toured the world. “Florence didn’t keep the boat for very long and she was bought by an American. Then she left for Hong Kong where her new owner had bought her for fun. And then we bought her. found there and we brought him back to France”, explains the navigator.
The ship will be at the start of the race tomorrow. Direction the West Indies or after the Route du Rhum, new projects await him since the companion of Philippe Poupon is preparing a biopic on Florence Arthaud.