Ask your questions about offshore racing
Add the connector once, then just ask in plain English.
Live standings from the official tracker, boat tracks drawn in the conversation, weather at the boat, the overnight briefing, a comparison with the previous edition, skipper records and the IMOCA class rule.
What it can do
Nineteen tools wired to the Geovoile trackers and to imoca.org.
Live racing
Standings, positions, speeds and gaps, updated from the race's official tracker.
The map
Boat tracks in their own colours, drawn in the conversation, with the wind field on request.
Weather
Wind, gusts, waves and current at the boat, plus the Météo Consult forecast over five days.
The briefing
What happened over twenty-four hours: leaders, biggest gains and losses, retirements, finishes.
The ghost boat
A skipper against the previous edition at the same elapsed time, in miles ahead or behind.
The IMOCA class
Skipper records, boat specifications, championship, ratified records, class rule and official documents.
Try it
Click a question to open it in Claude or ChatGPT. The connector has to be added and switched on.
Follow the race
Who leads the IMOCA class in the Route du Rhum?
Show me the Route du Rhum map with the wind
What happened overnight in the Route du Rhum?
A skipper
Who is Violette Dorange and what has she won in IMOCA?
Compare two Route du Rhum skippers over the last 24 hours
Is Charles Caudrelier ahead of his 2022 time?
The IMOCA class
What does the IMOCA class rule say and what are the maximum dimensions of a 60 footer?
Where can I find the IMOCA class rule as a PDF?
What is the IMOCA twenty-four hour distance record?
Add the connector
Once, from a computer. It follows you on mobile afterwards.
Claude
- Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector.
- Name: Route du Rhum. URL: the address below. No authentication.
- In a conversation, press +, then switch on "Route du Rhum".
https://routedurhum-mcp.vercel.app/mcpChatGPT
- Settings, Apps and connectors, Advanced settings, turn on developer mode.
- Create: name "Route du Rhum", the address below, authentication "None".
- In a conversation: +, then More, then pick the connector.
https://routedurhum-mcp.vercel.app/mcpRequires a paid ChatGPT subscription.
Frequently asked questions
What is an MCP connector?
A small server you plug into your assistant to give it data it does not have. This one gives Claude and ChatGPT the standings, positions and weather of offshore races, which they read at the moment you ask.
Is it free?
Yes, the connector is free and asks for no authentication. On the ChatGPT side, custom connectors need a paid plan, which is OpenAI's constraint rather than ours.
Where does the data come from?
Standings, positions and tracks come from each race's official Geovoile tracker. Forecasts come from Météo Consult. Skipper records, boat specifications, the class rule, ratified records and official documents come from imoca.org.
Is this official?
No. It is an independent project, with no affiliation to the race organisers or to the IMOCA class. The data stays that of its sources, and every answer links back to where it came from.
Which races are covered?
The Route du Rhum 2026 live, its 2022 and 2018 editions, the Vendée Globe 2024-2025, the Transat Café L'Or 2025, The Transat 2024 and the New York Vendée 2024. Name the race in your question, or let it default to the Route du Rhum.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes. Add the connector once from a computer and it follows you into the mobile app on the same account.
What about going for real?
Following a race from a conversation is one thing. Getting on the boat is another.