57th La Solitaire Du Figaro Paprec
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This year, they are still a few, like Paul Morvan or Arthur Meurisse, at the start of the Solitaire du Figaro Paprec to have passed through the races of the Figaro Benneteau Academy, a circuit created to prepare the race offshore solo.
The 35 solitaires entered the heart of the subject at the end of the second day. Since the middle of the afternoon, all arrived on the DST, forced to fire in order not to enter it. They are now heading west southwest, in muscular conditions of about thirty knots and a sea that exceeds two meters.
The start of the 57th edition of the Solitaire du Figaro Paprec was given on Sunday. The first stage takes the fleet of the 36 competitors of Perros-Guirec to Vigo in Spain. This Monday evening it is Nicolas Lunven, skipper of PRB, who is in the lead.
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The young rookie, Marin Carnot, lost his mast this Monday, May 18th, at 5:12 AM. The boat was sailing in manageable conditions, with winds of 15 to 18 knots and seas of 1 to 1.5 meters. The skipper is safe and his boat, located a few dozen meters from the Wolf Rock lighthouse, was quickly recovered.
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