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Solitaire du Figaro
Armel Le Cléac’h wins leg 4 and his 2nd Solitaire
On Wednesday 18th August at 21.15.24, Armel Le Cléac’h crossed the finish line of Leg 4 placed in the Bay of Cherbourg. It took to Brit Air’s 54 hours, 30 minutes and 24 seconds to cover the 435 miles of the last lap at an average speed Speed #speedsailing of 7.98 knots. This summer le Cleac’h proved to be the man of all (...) -
Solitaire du Figaro
Adrien Hardy wins leg 3 in Kinsale
Wednesday 11th August at 20 hours, 8 minutes and 45 seconds, Adrien Hardy crossed the finish line first of the third stage of La Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire . It took to the young Agir Recouvrement skipper on 2 days, 6 hours, 8 minutes and 45 seconds to cover the 349 mile from Brest Brest #brest to Kinsale at an (...) -
Solitaire du Figaro
Yann Eliès was given a two hours penalty
The Jury met today in Brest Brest #brest to discuss the protest against Yann Eliès, who was forced to use his engine during the first leg to get off after going aground. The sailor was given a two hours penalty and as a consequence he falls from second to 19th place. Following the decision involving the skipper of Generali Europ Assistance (...) -
Solitaire du Figaro
The Jackal Le Cleac’h bags another one in Brest
Exciting finale for the second leg of the 41st edition of La Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire , Armel le Cléac’h gets his second win in a row and improves his personal score: four leg victories. François Gabart and Jérémie Beyou complete the podium. Brilliant performance by newcomer Francisco Lobato from (...) -
Solitaire du Figaro
Armel Le Cléac’h : "It’s a great win"
French skipper Armel Le Cléac’h on Brit Air wins first leg of Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire . Yann Eliès (Generali Europ Assistance) and Eric Peron (Skipper Masif 2009) cross the finish line in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. The 45 skippers participating to first leg of La Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du (...) -
Offshore Racing
Brits launch 4 Figaro-Bénéteau to prepare the Vendée Globe
French sailors are the best in solo offshore racing thanks to their Figaro-Bénéteau and mini 650 Mini 650 #mini650 circuit. Mark Turner who manages the Artemis Ocean Racing knows it very well. That is why he made Artemis invest in Figaro-Bénéteau boats. Four of them have been launch last Monday. Brits prepare they futur solo offshore (...) -
SeaSailSurfer of the month
SeaSailSurfer of May 2010 : Fabien Delahaye
The young sailor from Normandy was chosen by breton Armel Le Cléac’h (past winner of the Figaro solo race and second of the last Vendée Globe) to be his partner in the two-handed race from Concarneau to St Barthélemy. Good choice! For his first transatlantic, Fabien Delahaye who had never spent more than 8 days on a boat, has won the (...) -
SeaSailSurfer of the month
SeaSailSurfer of November 2009 : Tanguy de Lamotte
Tanguy de Lamotte belongs to those who believed in Class40 Class40 #Class40 from the beginning. He is rewarded for his efforts since he won, with Adrien Hardy, the first edition of the Solidaire du Chocolat Solidaire du Chocolat #solidaireduchocolat . -
Offshore racing
Figaro, Class40 and new 60’ for Stamm
Swiss skipper Bernard Stamm will be everywhere from 2010. He will enter for the first time in the solo Figaro-Bénéteau circuit and will comptete in the Route du Rhum Route du Rhum #RouteDuRhum in the Class40 Class40 #Class40 division. At the same time, his third IMOCA Imoca #IMOCA boat, a new Kouyoumdjian designed Open 60 will be (...) -
Tour de Bretagne à la voile
Drouglazet & Pellecuer win Tour of Brittany
Finishing twelfth for the last leg in La Trinité-sur-mer, Eric Drouglazet and Laurent Pellecuer have won the seventh Tour de Bretagne à la voile. They thus follow Nicolas Lunven and Charles Caudrelier, winners two years ago. Rulers of the race since Brest Brest #brest ’s two races, Luisina’s crew stand out in front of Fred Duthil (...)
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