Information Solitaire du Figaro
Course en solitaire annuelle et estivale bord des monotypes Figaro-Bénéteau.
Single handed race in four legs every summer away from the french coast aboard Figaro-Bénéteau one designed yacht.
Single handed race in four legs every summer away from the french coast aboard Figaro-Bénéteau one designed yacht.
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Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro
Line honours at the end of the first leg for Yann Eliès
It has been a short but tough leg for the skippers competing in the 35th edition of La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro race. At the mercy of light and changeable winds, currents and tides, the skippers have had to fight nail and tooth throughout the 156-mile course. -
Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro
Stunning line-up of single handed sailors for La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro 2004
A formidable group of sailors is taking part this year, from all walks of life and ranging in experience and age. -
Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro
55 solo Figaro-Bénéteau from Caen this summer
The Solitaire Afflelou le Figaro, from 19th July to 15th of August 2004, positions itself as one of the most important sailing events, welcoming this year 55 entries for the Caen start. An exceptional number, with 13 more skippers than in 2003, which confirms growing interest in this event from sailors. The 35th edition will offer entrants a (...) -
Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro
Line honours for Péan - Le Cléac’h overall winner !
« Amazing », exclaimed Armel Le Cléac’h (Créaline) who takes all the honours for a fistful of precious seconds - 13 seconds to be exact - in the wake of Lionel Péan (Nouvel Observateur), great winner of the fourth and final leg covering some 500 miles from Dingle to Saint-Nazaire. At the end of a breathtaking extraordinary race full of (...) -
Solitaire Afflelou le Figaro • Leg 3
Sam Davies rounds first buoy ahead • Desjoyeaux takes the lead at Radio France buoy
The start of today’s third leg of La Solitaire Afflelou le Figaro from La Rochelle to Dingle, Ireland was given at 1600 BST precisely in 8 to 10 knots of well-established north-westerly with a slight chop under an occasional thin veil of cloud and a blazing sun. Benoît Petit (Défi Santé Voile) got off to the best start, closely followed (...) -
Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro
Armel Le Cléac’h wins leg 2 ahead of Desjoyeaux and Tabarly
On the horizon the Figaro Bénéteau fleet eased slowly towards the finish line in La Rochelle, a wave of colour under spinnaker. And it was Armel Le Cléac’h on Créaline who finally snatched victory at 10h43’58" French time today under blue skies on flat seas with barely a breath of heavy air under full main and gennaker. Just over (...) -
Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro
Yann Elies wins first leg in Spain
A classic finish in true Figaro style after an intense 400 mile dash across the Bay of Biscay. At 23 hours 29 minutes 54 seconds BST on 2 August 2003, an exhausted Yann Eliès (Groupe Générali Assurances) was the first of the fleet to cross the finish line of this first leg of La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro. After three days of rather balmy (...) -
Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro
Pascal Bidegorry leads leg one from Les Sables d’Olonne
The 42 skippers in this La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro got off to a clean start from the Sables d’Olonne in the Vendée under broken cloud in 15 knots of west north-westerly, closed-hauled on starboard tack in slightly choppy seas. They shifted away rather slowly at an average of 4.5 knots. Ahead of their bows on this the first of (...) -
Solitaire du Figaro
New boats and course for the single-handed Figaro 2003
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Solitaire du Figaro
Kito the hero!
Christophe the winner! Photo: Natacha FavreauIt’s a rare occasion in the history of the race. This year, the Single-handed Figaro crowns a great winner who has not won a single leg. It is thanks to his regularity that Kito De Pavant takes all the laurels at Cherbourg-Octeville. At 41, this skipper from Hérault, with obvious kindness and talent, hoists himself onto the highest step (...)