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Solitaire du Figaro: start of Leg 3, fast track to Kinsale
The 44 skippers taking part to Leg 3 of the Solitaire du Figaro left Brest today for a 349 miles long route bound for Kinsale. The start was hampered by the bulk of the fleet clustering the pin end of the line, causing [...]
Solitaire du Figaro: Second one to Le Cleac’h? Watch out for the new kids on the block
After more hours of exhausting sailing, in choppy seas and strong breeze with gusts at 30 plus knots, Armel le Cléac’h has imposed his supremacy once again at Saint Nazaire. Jérémie Beyou and François Gabart keep alternating in second [...]
La Solitaire du Figaro 2010 : 41 years and 48 entries
The 41st edition of La Solitaire du Figaro will no doubt be the most important solo sailing event of the summer, from 20th July to 22nd August. With 48 entries, including 8 rookies and 5 non-French entries, some of the finest sailors of the moment will meet for the classic summer [...]
