A collision has disrupted Violette Dorange's race on the Route du Rhum, causing her to return to Lorient for repairs to her damaged boat. #RouteDuRhum #VioletteDorange #Navigation (translated)

A collision has disrupted Violette Dorange's race on the Route du Rhum, causing her to return to Lorient for repairs to her damaged boat. #RouteDuRhum #VioletteDorange #Navigation (translated)

Violette Dorange, a 25-year-old navigator, expresses her sadness after a collision with Romain Pilliard's trimaran Use it Again during the Route du Rhum, which damaged her foil and forced her to make a stop in Roscoff for repairs. #RouteDuRhum #VioletteDorange #Navigation (translated)
After a collision that occurred just a few hours after the start of the Route du Rhum 2026, navigator Violette Dorange expressed her sadness about the incident involving Romain Pilliard, who, unlike her, was unable to continue the race. #RouteDuRhum #Collision #VioletteDorange (translated)

The navigator Violette Dorange was involved in a collision with Romain Pilliard's multihull during the 2026 Route du Rhum, but decided to continue her race, while Pilliard had to interrupt his due to damage to his boat. #RouteDuRhum #VioletteDorange #RomainPilliard (translated)

Violette Dorange, 25 years old and at the helm of the Imoca Initiatives Cœur, is going to dock in Roscoff after a collision with the trimaran Use it Again of Romain Pilliard, during which she damaged her board foil. #RouteDuRhum #VioletteDorange #Voile (translated)