Sailing-Holder Caudrelier says new complex boat adds unknown to Route du Rhum

PARIS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Reigning ⁠champion CharlesCaudrelier will defend his Route du Rhum title starting on Sunday in a new boat ⁠he describes as so complex that he is heading "into the unknown".

The race starts at 1302 ‌local time (1202 GMT) from Saint-Malo, in northwestern France, for the transatlantic crossing to Pointe-a-Pitre in Guadeloupe.

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巴黎，10 月 30 日（路透社）——卫冕冠军查尔斯·考德雷尔将于周日开始卫冕他的朗姆之路帆船赛冠军头衔，他将驾驶一艘新船，他形容这艘船非常复杂，以至于他正驶向“未知领域”。

比赛于当地时间 13:02（格林尼治标准时间 12:02）从法国西北部的圣马洛出发，横渡大西洋抵达瓜德罗普岛的皮特尔角。

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