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Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro

Rookie Fred Duthil leads Figaro one design fleet in the Solent

Australian skipper Liz Warley breaks her mast during the start

vendredi 30 juillet 2004Information Solitaire du Figaro

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Just before 11 am this morning 30th of July, the 52 skippers taking part in La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro race, set off on the second stage. Leg one saw the 52 skippers cross the English Channel from Caen to Portsmouth over a 156 mile course. The second leg, which is 463 miles, from Portsmouth to Saint Gilles Croix-de-Vie is longest of the race 

La flotte des Figaro sous spi dans la baie de Ouistreham lors du départ de la première étape
Photo : Ch.Guigueno / Pipof.com/voile

The skippers will head out West from Portsmouth, along the southern English shores to round Wolf Rock before heading South to round the île de Sein to finish in Saint Gilles Croix-de-Vie in the Vendée region of France.

After a general recall, the fleet crossed the start line under 8/10 knots of Westerly breeze and favourable tides at 10h51 (English Time). 

The Dominic Vittet (Atao Audio System) led the fleet round the first mark at Horse Sand Fort, followed by Fred Duthil (AllMer) and Benoit Petit (Défi Santé Voile). Samantha Davies (Skandia), the only British sailor taking part, rounded 19th in the fleet. The sailors followed a course west along the Solent heading out towards the Needles. 

Passing the Shingles buoy Sam had moved up to 10th place just under 20 minutes behind the leaders, Dominic Vittet (Atao Audio Systems), Kito de Pavant (Navy Lest) and Benoit Petit (Defi Santé Mer).

At 16h00 Dominic Vittet (Atao Audio Systems) still leads the fleet along Pool Bay.

• Kookai-eol Dismasts off The Needles

Liz Wardley on Kookai eol dismasted close to the Needles this afternoon. With 20 knots of head wind and a choppy sea the mast of Liz’ Figaro Bénéteau boat came out of its base at around 13h40 (English Time) on her approach to the Needles. The race organisation Organisation #organisation ’s medical boat, Bayer went to assist Liz, who then returned under motor to Gunwharf Quays. 

Both her mast and sails appear to be intact and the shore crews are all waiting to help her prepare for the next stage.

Liz Wardley could continue and rejoin the race in Saint Gilles Croix-de-Vie with a DNF on this leg. The time for the last finish would be awarded plus a 2 hour penalty. It is now up to Liz and her shore crew to work out what will happen next.


• Ordre de passage à la bouée Radio France

- 1 * DUTHIL Frédéric 60 All Mer 10
- 2 CAUDRELIER Charles 5 Bostik Findley 9
- 3 de PAVANT Kito 95 Navy Lest 8
- 4 VITTET Dominic 16 ATAO Audio System 7
- 5 LE CLEAC’H Armel 1 Foncia - TBS 6
- 6 DROUGLAZET Eric 6 Crédit Maritime - Zerotwo 5
- 7 PETIT Benoit 15 Défi Santé Voile 4
- 8 LEPESQUEUX Marc 70 Maisons Pierre 3
- 9 MORVAN Gildas 3 Cercle Vert 2
- 10 GREGOIRE Jeanne 40 Banque Populaire 1
- 11 BEYOU Jérémie 4 Delta Dore 0
- 12 TABARLY Erwan 2 Thalès 0
- 13 de BROC Bertrand 55 Aigle 0
- 14 PELLECUER Laurent 8 CLIPTOL Sport 0
- 15 * KRAUSS Oliver 25 Espoir Crédit Agricole 0
- 16 * NELIAS Jean-Luc 72 Chauss-Europ 0
- 17 TOULORGE Alexandre 11 Caen La Mer 0
- 18 BOS Christian 14 Raynal et Roquelaure 0
- 19 DAVIES Samantha 27 Skandia 0
- 20 BERENGER Nicolas 50 Paprec - CNEM 0
- 21 * LECHARPENTIER Bertrand 32 Entreprendre en Pays d’Auge - Calvados 0
- 22 * MAISONNEUVE Brieuc 64 Pays Granvillais 0
- 23 ALFARO Amaiur 17 www.PAYS-BASQUE-ENTREPRISES.com 0
- 24 DELORD Alain 52 TAT - Aviation Services 0
- 25 * FAVRE Hervé 99 World Games Inc. 0
- 26 EMIG Marc 10 Total 0
- 27 BULOT Jean-François 21 Crédit Mutuel de Normandie -Ville de Caen 0
- 28 SEVAUX Stéphane 35 Sarthe 0
- 29 ELIES Yann 7 Groupe Generali Assurances 0
- 30 * BIGOT Gaël 37 TEAM 117 0
- 31 ATTANASIO Romain 9 Port Trebeurden 0
- 32 KOCH Antoine 74 Nobody 0
- 33 TROUSSEL Nicolas 43 D’Aucy 0
- 34 * LE GAL Franck 42 Monaco Marine - Sodifac Roubaix 0
- 35 * JACQ Rodolphe 66 Skipper AG2R Prévoyance 0
- 36 * TRIPON Armel 57 Gedimat 0
- 37 MABIRE Halvard 39 Biodiversité 0
- 38 * VENIARD Gérald 94 Scutum 0
- 39 BOISSIERES Arnaud 28 Région Aquitaine 0
- 40 * WARDLEY Liz 36 Kookaï - Eol 0
- 41 CHABAGNY Thierry 92 Le Caennais Blochon - Martin 0
- 42 * DESMARETS Pascal 20 Tetraktys 0
- 43 BAKKER Sander 23 STERN Groep 0
- 44 * DANIEL Marie-Albane 29 ACADOMIA 0
- 45 GUERIN Ronan 22 Camus Immobilier 0
- 46 MOUREN Jean-Paul 13 M@rseille Entreprises 0
- 47 BALOGH François 38 Générale d’Emballage 0
- 48 * LEQUIN Benoit 65 Nannidiesel 0
- 49 EINHORN Jacques 96 Connivence 0
- 50 * VACHETTE Vincent 33 Duc et Preneuf 0
- 51 * BOSSARD Philippe 49 Karukera 0
- 52 BEAURIN Laurent 59 Latitude Nord (Non pointé)

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