Wednesday, November 23 at 00h54mn 30' local time (05h54mn 30' Paris time), Benjamin Ferre crossed the finish line in Pointe-à-Pitre of the twelfth edition of the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe in fifteenth place. His race time is 13 days, 15 hours 39mn 30 seconds.

The navigator sailed the 3,542 miles of the course between Saint-Malo and Pointe-à-Pitre at a speed of 10.81 knots on the great circle route (direct route). He actually sailed 4,044.88 miles at an average speed of 12.34 knots (on the water). The skipper of Monnoyeur - Duo for a Job arrived in Pointe-à-Pitre 1 day 22 hours 03 minutes and 05 seconds after the winner in IMOCA, Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOut).

"I feel the ty punch going by like the Route du Rhum! It's strong! It was the baptism of fire. I'm coming to my senses a bit, I think I'm really exhausted, it was relentless. It was great training for the Vendée Globe because I had everything. After 24 hours, I had to go up the mast to fix the hook, the mainsail holds on the halyard, and after 2 hours of racing, I had no internet, no antenna... That means no connection with the outside world and no weather. I was in Mini Transat mode. It's an IMOCA, it's not a mini, it's a permanent tension. Sailing at atmospheric pressure is complicated. Every day, there was something to deal with, I have integrated Michel Desjoyeaux's "one problem a day".

In the fronts, I didn't know how I was going to be eaten. I was trying to go south to take cover. I found my friend Eric Bellion in the ridge of high pressure, who gave me some information. At the exit of the ridge, I was 190 miles behind Lazare (Tanguy Le Turquais) and I sent the glitch. I bombed! I didn't have a moment's respite because the spinnaker on these boats is an unbearable tension. I didn't make a single start on the pile. It was exhilarating because I was gaining miles every day.

The day before yesterday my spinnaker blew, so I sent my old code 0, but I could see it tearing. I rolled it 5 miles from Guadeloupe, before a huge squall. I did my best the whole time. I had a lot of fun, I have the feeling of a job well done. 15th is crazy!

James (Harayda) sailed well, I did everything to catch him but he sailed really well.

This Route du Rhum is really something! I was thinking now that you're on the bike, you have to pedal... This sport is incredible, you experience magical things at sea. You go from laughter to tears, sometimes tears of joy. When you are surfing at 19 knots under spinnaker, you are alone in the world."