Bourgnon leads at Intermediate Sprint – La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec race leader Dolan fourth

Bourgnon leads at Intermediate Sprint, La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec race leader Dolan is fourth

Xavier Macaire wins Stage 1 of La Solitaire du Figaro

Xavier Macaire (Groupe SNEF) won the 642 nautical miles first stage of the 51st La Solitaire du Figaro

La Solitaire du Figaro after The Rock the rich get richer

Leaders of La Solitaire du Figaro rounded the Fastnet Rock at 18:30 hrs Tuesday

La Solitaire du Figaro approach The Rock

As the La Solitaire du Figaro approach the Fastnet Rock, the 15 strong leading pack is covered by just 10 nautical miles

La Solitaire du Figaro starts in perfect conditions

The first stage of La Solitaire du Figaro on Bay of Saint Brieuc on France’s north westerly Channel coast enjoyed a spirited send off in perfect 15-18 knot northerly winds

Yoann Richomme wins La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro

Yoann Richomme of France completed an impressive overall victory of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro

Figaro 3 Solitaire – Marchand wins Leg 3

Figaro 3 Solitaire – Anthony Marchand (Royer group – popular rescue) crossed the finish line in the Bay of Morlaixat Wednesday morning

Figaro 3 Solitaire – Cutting it too close . . .

Sunday 46 solo skippers started to leg 3 of the Figaro 3 Solitaire – 450nm to the English South Coast and back – some went aground . . . Video here

Adrien Hardy wins 2nd stage of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro

Adrien Hardy wins 2nd stage of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro – Briton Will Harris was the top placed non-French skipper

Course Modification for La Solitaire URGO due to storm warning

The 45 solitaires in the race for this second stage of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro started in front of Kinsale on Sunday in a moderate West sector breeze

Richomme wins Kinsale Leg of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro

Yoann Richomme crossed the finish line of the 542 nm first stage of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro, off Kinsale’s Old Head, Ireland