Régis Guillemot
Winner of the 2002 Route du Rhum Class 3, later a catamaran charter operator in Martinique
French navigator Régis Guillemot signs his benchmark victory in the Route du Rhum 2002: 1st monohull in Class 3 aboard Storagetek (45 feet), in 21 days 01 hour 11 minutes 50 seconds. Three Route du Rhum victories to his name (2002, 2006, 2010), before fully transitioning to his charter business in Martinique. Cousin of Marc Guillemot (3rd Vendée Globe 2008-2009).
The 2002 victory aboard Storagetek
For his first Rhum, Régis Guillemot competes on a 45-foot monohull and completes Saint-Malo to Pointe-à-Pitre in 21 days and 1 hour. First place in Class 3 monohull. He repeats the feat in 2006 (abandoned on monohull Regis Guillemot Charter Martinique) then in 2010 in Class40 aboard Pogo 40 S2 (17th).
The base in Le Marin and the catamaran fleet
He founded Régis Guillemot Charter in 1992 in Le Marin, Martinique. The company operates a mixed fleet: performance catamarans by Marsaudon Composites (TS 42, TS 50) and production catamarans by Lagoon, Fountaine Pajot, Saona, available for charter with or without skipper across the Antilles, the Grenadines, and the Caribbean. Website: regisguillemot.com.
The capsize of Hallucine, November 2020
On November 11, 2020, his TS5 Marsaudon Composites catamaran Hallucine capsizes off the Azores during a passage from Morbihan to the Canaries to the Antilles, after colliding with a floating object. One crew member on watch is swept overboard; three survivors are rescued by a cargo ship. An event that left a mark on the offshore cruising multihull community.
Achievements
- Route du Rhum 2002 — 1st monohull in Class 3, aboard Storagetek (45'), in 21 days 01 hour 11 minutes 50 seconds.
- Route du Rhum 2006 — abandoned, aboard monohull Regis Guillemot Charter Martinique.
- Route du Rhum 2010 — 17th in Class40, aboard Pogo 40 S2 Regis Guillemot Charter.
