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• 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 (…)
  Information Solitaire du Figaro 1 September 2024
• 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.
  Information Solitaire du Figaro 14 September 2023
• #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.
  Redaction SSS [Source RP] 21 March 2018
• #LaSolitaire

  The 47^th edition of the Solitaire du Figaro will start from Deauville, France on 19^th 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 (…)
  Information Solitaire du Figaro 4 December 2015
• 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.
  Information Solitaire du Figaro 23 June 2013
• 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.
  Information Solitaire du Figaro 16 June 2013
• 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.
  Information Solitaire du Figaro 10 June 2013
• Solitaire du Figaro

  Yann Eliès : "This is my 8^th win, one more to my goal to equal Jean Le Cam"

  

  French solo sailor and reigning race champion Yann Eliès on board Groupe Quéguiner-Leucémie Espoir, crossed the finish line in Porto at 16:03:26 CEST today, June 5th 2013, winning leg one of the 44th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro - Eric Bompard cachemire. Eliés covered the 536 miles long leg from Bordeaux to Porto in 3 days, 3 hours, 3 (…)
  Information Solitaire du Figaro 5 June 2013
• Solitaire du Figaro

  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 hurdles
  Information Solitaire du Figaro 2 June 2013
• Solitaire du Figaro

  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 - Eric Bompard Cachemire.
  Information Solitaire du Figaro 11 July 2012