Figaro 3 - La Solitaire - Dieppe FRA - Final results
Thursday, June 27, 2019 (Image © Alexis Courcoux)
With the finish of leg 4 in Dieppe FRA, the 50th edition of the Solitaire du Figaro - considered the ‘unofficial world championship’ of solo offshore sailing - came to an end. Eric Peron FRA arrived first with a 40sec advantage on Armel Le Cléac'h FRA. ----- In the overall rankings, Yoann Richomme FRA remained on top 1 hour 14 minutes ahead of Gildas Mahé FRA. Anthony Marchand FRA followed as 3rd. This was the second Solitaire victory of Richomme after 2016. Justine Mettraux SUI, two-times Volvo Ocean Race sailor and member of the Sally Barkow USA Magenta Project , finished leg 4 as 33rd. On rank 18 overall, she is the best-ranked woman among the 47 participants, ahead of the Vendée-Globe veterans Jérémy Beyou FRA (rank 20), Loick Peyron FRA (24) or Alain Gautier FRA (30). ----- The 47 solo skippers on their 36-foot Foiling Figaro 3, including six women, have been sailing the 2019 course of over 2,000 miles between Nantes, Kinsale (Ireland), Roscoff and Dieppe, the longest in the races history, single-handed unassisted during over 14 days on the water.
The final ranking list and the reports.
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The final ranking list and the reports.
Figaro 3 - Solitaire du Figaro 2019 - Nantes FRA
Sunday, 2. June 2019– Tuesday, 25. June 2019
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Sunday, 2. June 2019– Tuesday, 25. June 2019
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26.06.2019 –
Figaro 3 - La Solitaire - Leg 4 - Day 4 - Close race to the finish today - overall winner Yoann Richomme FRA safe
17.06.2019 –
Figaro 3 - La Solitaire - Baie de Morlaix FRA - Leg 3 - Day 1, slow start with the leading trio within 0,2nm
12.06.2019 –
Figaro 3 - La Solitaire - Leg 2 - Day 3, the leg 1 winner Richomme FRA still leading with 64 miles to the finish
11.06.2019 –
Figaro 3 - La Solitaire - Leg 2 - Day 2, Yoann Richomme FRA again 1st in a fresh 35kn breeze direction Cowes GBR
09.06.2019 –
Figaro 3 - La Solitaire - Kinsale IRL - Leg 2 - Start at 17h UTC to the longest 615nm leg
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