Armel Le Cléac'h Route du Rhum capsize

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1. 19 Jan 2017Background

   Le Cléac'h wins the Vendée Globe in record time of 74 days

   Armel Le Cléac'h won the 2016-17 Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race aboard Banque Populaire VIII, breaking the race record.

2. 4 NovBackground

   Le Cléac'h's Banque Populaire XI capsizes in the Route du Rhum

   Favourite Armel Le Cléac'h capsized his Maxi Banque Populaire XI in the Atlantic on 4 November 2026 and triggered his distress beacon.

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   11 Nov

   Armel Le Cléac'h on his capsize: "In a few seconds, everything flipped"

   A week after his boat capsized in the Route du Rhum, Armel Le Cléac'h has stepped ashore in Virginia and described the night everything flipped in seconds.