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Solo skippers set sails from Pauillac for the leg 1 of the Solitaire 2013
Under blue skies thousands of people packed the river banks and dozens of spectators boats saluted the 41 skippers leaving for the first stage of one month and 1,938 miles of racing. Paul Meilhat (Skipper Macif 2011) was in the early lead, but the course to Portugal is still long and will be full of (...) -
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Yann Eliès won the Solitaire 33 years after his father
In his 13th attempt at the race, Yann Eliès (Groupe Queguiner - Le Journal des Entreprises) put in a masterful performance on the final leg to conclusively win the 43rd edition of La Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire - Eric Bompard Cachemire. -
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Pressure increases for Leg 3 start
The third leg of La Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire - Eric Bompard Cashmere started today at 1300hrs (CEST) in exciting conditions of a 12 knot westerly and 2m swell with sunshine breaking through off the coast of Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, and saw British skipper Sam Goodchild (Artemis 23) getting a flying start behind (...) -
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Gildas Morvan won leg 2 from Gijon to Vendée
The second leg of La Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire Eric Bompard Cachemire began in a frenzy of shouts and flapping sails on a busy startline, and ended with each of the 36 Figaro II one-designs slipping through the finish under spinnaker and (...) -
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Yann Eliès is crowned king of Gijon
At 15:59:07 this afternoon Yann Eliès, on Groupe Queguiner-Le Journal des Entreprises, crossed the line in first place to win the opening leg of the La Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire - Eric Bompard Cachemire. The French skipper took 3 days, 3 hours, 9 minutes and 7 seconds of extreme concentration to cover the 451 (...) -
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Cherry takes the best start as Morvan leads out of grey rainy Paimpol
In decidedly autumnal conditions, the opening leg of La Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire - Eric Bompard Cachemire set sail from Paimpol on the north coast of France at 1300 local time (1100 UTC) today, with Cercle Vert skipper Gildas Morvan, at the head of the 37-strong (...) -
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Transmanche Success for Sam Goodchild and Nigel King
For the 27th successive year the Yacht Club des Abers ran the cross-Channel Transmanche race, traditionally a course from Aber Wrac’h to the breakwater at Plymouth and back again. -
SeaSailSurfers of the year
Thomas Ruyant is the SeaSailSurfer of 2010
689 votes made the SeaSailsurfers of 2010. The male winner is Thomas Ruyant, winner of the Route du Rhum Route du Rhum #RouteDuRhum in Class40 Class40 #Class40 . He did it one year after his win in the solo Transat 650. And he is so popular he wins the title of SeaSailSurfer of the year ahead of the funboarder Antoine Albeau (Sailor of (...) -
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Eric Bompard Cashmere new main partner for La Solitaire
La Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire revealed the course of the 2011 edition on Friday 3rd December at the Paris Boat Show Boat Show #BoatShow , which for the first time shall comprise of four French towns and one foreign town. It also announced Eric Bompard Cashmere’s commitment as main partner for the next three (...) -
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Only one foreign host port for the Figaro 2011
One month from the gran finale finish of the Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire 2010, event organisers are already looking ahead, to 2011. The 42nd edition announces a new route: four legs, four French ports and one foreign stopover. The full details will be unveiled at the Paris Boat Show Boat Show #BoatShow , on Friday (...)
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