La Solitaire du Figaro
— 22 May 2018Place: Bordeaux – France Details: www.lasolitaire.com Deauville – Isle of Wight Cowes – Paimpol – La Rochelle
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Jérémie Beyou crowned king of the Solitaire du Figaro 2011
— 26 August 2011By finishing in Dieppe ahead of the rest of the fleet, and scoring his third consecutive victory, BPI’s skipper Jérémie Beyou was crowned overall winner of the 2011 Solitaire du Figaro…
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Solitaire du Figaro: Adrien Hardy king of Kinsale
— 12 August 201008/2010 – Wednesday 11th August at 20 hours, 8 minutes and 45 seconds, Adrien Hardy crossed the finish line two miles outside the Kinsale harbour. It took to the young skipper on Agir Recouvrement 2 days, 6 hours, 8 minutes and 45 seconds to cover the 349 miles of the third leg from Brest to […]
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe 2018 : Antoine and Richomme – convincing winners in Rhum Multis and Class40s
— 20 November 2018Two days into the third week of the 2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, Pointe-à-Pitre was able to celebrate two great winners in the Rhum Multi class and in the hotly-fought Class40 division of the 3,542-nautical mile solo transatlantic race.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : Today’s analysis by Sébastien Simon
— 15 November 2018It is shortly after midnight in Europe that Alex Thomson is expected off Tête à l’Anglais island to the north of Basse-Terre. He will then have the tricky task of sailing around Guadeloupe.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : today’s analysis by Nicolas Lunven
— 13 November 2018Alex Thomson continues to extend his lead in the trade winds. Now less than 1000 miles from the finish in Pointe-à-Pitre, the British skipper seems well placed, even if Paul Meilhat, Vincent Riou and Yann Eliès will remain a threat until the end, while Boris Herrmann is also lying in wait. The first boat to finish in the IMOCA class is expected in Guadeloupe on Thursday night (European time).
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Solitaire du Figaro: Fabien Delahaye wins at home
— 2 August 2011At 13:14:36 on Tuesday 2nd of August, Fabien Delahaye crossed the finish line of the first leg of La Solitaire du Figaro between Perros-Guirec and Caen in first place.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe 2018 : Loïc Peyron completes the fairytale aboard Happy
— 26 November 2018On a perfect sunny Sunday afternoon off Pointe-à-Pitre, the French sailing hero Loïck Peyron completed his personal tribute to transatlantic racing pioneers Mike Birch and Eric Tabarly when he brought his small yellow trimaran, Happy, through the finish line of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : today’s analysis by Gwénolé Gahinet
— 17 November 2018When he crossed the finish line in Pointe-à-Pitre at 0023hrs UTC last night, Paul Meilhat won the the Route du Rhum in the IMOCA category, taking into account the 24-hour penalty given to Alex Thomson for starting his engine after running aground.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : today’s analysis by Alain Gautier
— 14 November 2018It will soon be coming to an end for the leading IMOCA. Ruling supreme, Alex Thomson has kept a good lead over his closest rivals. Paul Meilhat, Vincent Riou and Yann Eliès are fighting it out to make it to the podium, while aiming to be ready to pounce should the British leader show the slightest weakness.
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