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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 Media #media when he returned to La Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire in 2021. After a five year break from the multi stage solo offshore race, he was hungry to finally better the (...) -
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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 Vendee Globe #VG2020 . Dolan will join the gruelling Figaro circuit, which features some of the world’s best singlehanded sailors, after a (...) -
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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 (...) -
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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 Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire 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 (...) -
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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 Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire 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 (...) -
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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 Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire . -
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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 Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire ’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 (...) -
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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 Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire - Eric Bompard (...) -
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Yann Eliès : "This is my 8th 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 Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire - Eric Bompard cachemire. Eliés covered the 536 miles long leg from (...) -
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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 (...)
