Sea, Sail & Surf newsEnglish - SAIL - Offshore - Monohulls - Figaro-Bénéteau
Articles les plus récents
-
en : Figaro-Bénéteau
La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec : After a light winds finish into Gijon and it’s a light start to Stage 2
This second stage of three takes the 36 boat fleet to the Isla Sisarga Grande, a natural waypoint, to the west of La Coruña, where the Intermediate Sprint time bonuses are awarded, five minutes for first, three for second and one for this. The initial challenge for all is to negotiate the effects of the rugged, coastline with its high cliffs (…) -
en : Offshore racing | Figaro-Bénéteau
Solitaire du Figaro 2023 : Leg 3 line honors for Benoît Tuduri • Overall rankings for Corentin Horeau
“I am not very good at maths but to be better than second there is only one step.” Corentin Horeau told the French sailing media when he returned to La Solitaire du Figaro in 2021. After a five year break from the multi stage solo offshore race, he was hungry to finally better the runner up position he achieved as a 25 year old in 2014. -
fr : Course inshore | Lorient
National Figaro 3 en équipage : Duthil s’impose face à Le Draoulec
Fred Duthil - Le journal des entreprises s’impose sur ce National Figaro 3 en équipage face à des navigateurs de tous les horizons ! Les marins repartent souriants et ravis de cette dernière course de la saison. -
en : #FigaroBénéteau #TALM
Tom Dolan : "Joining the Figaro fleet this year is exciting, if a little scary"
Irish solo sailor Tom Dolan has revealed plans to compete in the hotly-contested Figaro class in 2018 – a move that takes him one step closer to his ultimate goal of the Vendee Globe. Dolan will join the gruelling Figaro circuit, which features some of the world’s best singlehanded sailors, after a successful tenure in the Mini 6.50 class. -
en : #TALM
Transat AG2R LA MONDIALE : Thierry Chabagny & Erwan Tabarly winners in Saint Barth
After completing a 3,800 nautical mile course from Concarneau in Brittany, but having travelled 4,932 miles through the water, the jubilant French pairing of Thierry Chabagny and Erwan Tabarly on board the Figaro Beneteau II one-design, Gedimat, took the honours. After 22 days, one hour and six minutes at sea, and sailing at an average speed of (…) -
en : #LaSolitaire
The 47th edition of the Solitaire du Figaro will start from Deauville, France on 19th June 2016
At 1300 CET on Sunday 19th June, Leg 1 of the 2016 Solitaire du Figaro will kick off from the historic French town of Deauville. As many as 40 brave skippers are expected on the Solitaire start line next year, as a fleet formed of the world’s best ocean racers and ambitious young Rookies prepares to take on 1,525 miles of Europe’s roughest (…) -
en : Figaro-Bénéteau
Henry Bomby : "I hope to build towards the single-handed transatlantic race next year and ultimately a Vendee Globe"
Henry Bomby is delighted to announce that he will once again be participating in La Solitaire du Figaro for the third time after securing enough funding. The top Devon sailor will be one of 8 Brits taking part, all have passed through the Artemis Offshore Academy. Henry will also, for the first time, be competing in the whole of the (…) -
en : Solitaire du Figaro
Yann Eliès : "To win the Solitaire in two consecutive years - it is a dream"
Yann Elies and his Groupe Queguiner-Leucemie Espoir crossed the finish line off Dieppe at 20:05:09 to take second on the fourth and final leg from Roscoff, but overall honours in the 2013 Solitaire du Figaro. -
en : Solitaire du Figaro
Morgan Lagravière won leg 3 in Roscoff
Vendée skipper Morgan Lagravière crossed the line at 00:03:55 local time (22:03:55 UTC) to take line honours on La Solitaire du Figaro’s third and penultimate leg from Gijon, Spain to Roscoff on the north coast of France. His time for the 436 mile long leg was 2 days, 12 hours, 3 minutes and 55 seconds at an average speed of 7.26 knots. -
en : Solitaire du Figaro
Armel Le Cleac’h wins leg 2
Two times past winner Armel Le Cléac’h on board Banque Populaire, crossed the finish line in Gijon, on the northwestern coast of Spain at 16:21:43 CEST today, June 10th 2013, winning leg two of the 44th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro - Eric Bompard cachemire.
