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Route du Rhum 2026: Sailors forced to abandon race for various reasons

The 2026 Route du Rhum is continuing to deliver one setback after another since Sunday’s start in Saint-Malo. From boats capsizing to sailors being forced to abandon the race, the favourites are dropping out one by one. But how do so many boats suffer damage so early in the race?

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France: Route du Rhum yacht race sets off

The 115 sailors competing in the Route du Rhum set sail from Saint-Malo on Sunday in mild weather, embarking on a solo transatlantic crossing. The race began at 12:02 GMT, with boats heading along the Brittany coast in light winds towards a mandatory checkpoint near Cap Fréhel, where crowds had gathered to watch. One competitor, Nicolas d’Estais, described the conditions as ideal before boarding his yacht, Café Joyeux. Selina Sykes reports from Saint-Malo.

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France: Route du Rhum fleet ready to depart

The Route du Rhum, billed as the world’s biggest solo transatlantic race, is set to depart from Saint-Malo in Brittany. Skippers will sail alone to Guadeloupe, with professionals and amateur sailors competing in the race, held every four years. Selina Sykes reports.

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Direct Paris and the Senate approves the "breaking pays" law against looting

The French Senate passed the so-called "breaking pays" law in response to the looting recorded after the victory of Paris Saint- Germain and during the recent riots in the massive social protests. The project provides for fines of up to €10,000 for those involved in violence or causing damage to public and private property. Report by our journalist, Natalia Ruiz.

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Gilles Boyer (Horizons): "I'm not for anyone to be forbidden to speak"

After the Trappes attack, the banality of hate and racist speech was denounced by the left. Mayor LFI de Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, called for a ban on the National Rally (RN). Gilles Boyer, co-director of Édouard Philippe's campaign, believes that "the RN cannot be prevented, no more than another". On the presidential election, he says nothing is being played and that "the presidential election will really start in January".

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