Connector for Claude and ChatGPT
Ask the Route du Rhum.
Connect your assistant to the Offshore Races memory: every position report since Saint-Malo, lead changes, retirements, official finishes. It answers with dated facts and links you to the page that shows them.
Free, no account. Statuses come from the official standings.
How is the Class40 battle going?
Offshore Races · get_standings
At the 3 pm report, Achille Nebout (Amarris) leads the Class40, 827 miles from Pointe-à-Pitre. Guillaume Pirouelle (Sogestran - Seafrigo) is 8 miles behind, Pierre Leboucher (Institut Imagine) 26 miles behind.
- 1Amarris827 nm
- 2Sogestran - Seafrigo+8 nm
- 3Institut Imagine+26 nm
What your assistant gives back.
Not only text: the race map, an image ready to share, the dated timeline. Examples from the live race on Wednesday 11 November.
Show me the Class40 on the map.
Offshore Races · render_map
Interactive inside Claude and ChatGPT: coming soonThe Class40 at the 3 pm report: Amarris leads, the fleet stretched over 300 miles behind.
Make me an image of the Class40 for a post.
Offshore Races · render_map
JPEG 1200 × 630, at any moment of the race
What happened since this morning?
Offshore Races · get_timeline
Four finishes since this morning, including two winners two minutes apart:
- Basile Bourgnon wins Ocean FiftyEdenred 5, first into Pointe-à-Pitre
- Corentin Horeau wins ImocaMACSF, two minutes after Edenred 5
- Thibaut Vauchel-Camus, 2nd Ocean FiftySolidaires En Peloton by Delanchy
- Pierre Quiroga, 3rd Ocean FiftyWewise completes the podium
Give me an update on the Route du Rhum.
Offshore Races · race_briefing
Three classes have their winner: SVR-Lazartigue in Ultim, Edenred 5 in Ocean Fifty, MACSF in Imoca. Here is who still leads at sea:
- ImocaBoris HerrmannMalizia 4, 2nd, 172 miles from the finish
- Class40Achille NeboutAmarris, 8 miles ahead of Sogestran - Seafrigo
- Rhum MultiDamien SeguinArkea - Handicap International, 358 miles out
- Rhum MonoKieran Le BorgneArmor-Lux - Le Finistère Assurance
18 retirements confirmed by the official standings since the start.
One question, one click.
Each card opens Claude or ChatGPT with the question already typed. Once the connector is added, the answer comes from our data.
- Briefing
Give me the briefing of the last 24 hours of the Route du Rhum.
- Finishes
Who has already won their class in the Route du Rhum, and in what time?
- Skippers
Tell me Boris Herrmann’s Route du Rhum since Saint-Malo.
- Skippers
Compare Amarris and Sogestran - Seafrigo over the last 48 hours.
- Finishes
Did Corentin Horeau beat the Imoca record in the Route du Rhum?
- Heavy weather
Which gusts above 40 knots has the Route du Rhum fleet faced?
- Briefing
When will the first Class40 of the Route du Rhum reach Guadeloupe?
- Skippers
Who is Kieran Le Borgne?
Set up in 30 seconds.
No key to create, no Offshore Races account. Your assistant stays in charge: it calls our tools only when the question is about the race.
Claude
- Open Settings, then Connectors
On claude.ai or in the Claude app, choose “Add custom connector”.
- Paste the address
Name: Offshore Races. Address:
https://www.offshoreraces.app/api/mcp - Turn it on in the conversation
In the conversation’s tools menu, tick Offshore Races.
To check, ask “Who won the Ultim class of the Route du Rhum?”: the answer cites offshoreraces.app.
ChatGPT
- Turn on developer mode
Settings, Apps & Connectors, Advanced settings.
- Create the connector
Name: Offshore Races. Authentication: none. Address:
https://www.offshoreraces.app/api/mcp - Pick it in the conversation
The conversation’s “+” button, then Offshore Races.
To check, ask “Who won the Ultim class of the Route du Rhum?”: the answer cites offshoreraces.app.
Claude Code, Cursor…
- Claude Code
In a terminal:
claude mcp add --transport http offshore-races https://www.offshoreraces.app/api/mcp - Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf
Add a “streamable HTTP” MCP server with the address:
https://www.offshoreraces.app/api/mcp - Your agent
Standard MCP protocol, stateless, JSON responses. The tool list comes with tools/list.
To check, ask “Who won the Ultim class of the Route du Rhum?”: the answer cites offshoreraces.app.
What it knows. And where from.
A timeline rebuilt at every position report, from the race tracker and the official standings. Dated facts, never an interpretation.
- Start and finishesOfficial time and race time, rank in class.
- Lead changeThe class leader changes from one report to the next.
- RetirementConfirmed only when the official standings say so.
- Record beatenRace time compared with the class record.
- Rank jump3 places gained or lost in the top 10.
- Speed peakBest 4-hour speed of the class, beaten.
- Gusts and milestonesGusts of 40 knots and more; first at 25, 50 and 75 % of the course.
- Official standings ruleA boat has finished or retired because the official standings say so. The assistant does not guess.
- Every answer cites its pageStandings, boat page, story: a link to the site page comes with every fact.
- Our stories tooRace guides, blog articles, legendary voyages: all the site’s text, in six languages.
Frequently asked questions
Is it free?
Yes, no account or key. The number of questions per minute is limited so the service stays fast for everyone.
What is an MCP connector?
The Model Context Protocol lets an assistant such as Claude or ChatGPT query a service during the conversation. Here, the Offshore Races memory.
Where does the data come from?
From the race’s official tracker and official standings, read at every position report and archived by Offshore Races.
Are my conversations sent to you?
No. Only the tool request reaches us (for instance “Class40 standings”), without your conversation text or your identity.