18-year-old sailor set to make Route du Rhum race record The Route du Rhum race is held every four years, and pits up to 100 skippers against one another on a trajectory across the ocean from France to the Caribbean. This year, an 18-year-old from Brittany is looking to make news as the youngest skipper ever to enter the solo race, which can take winners from 7 to 17 days. A natural sound AFPTV report.