British skipper leads a major Figaro event

387 boats at present for the Rolex Fastnet Race

First coastal race held for the Figaro's Solo Maitre CoQ

This weekend's Solo Basse Normandie opened the 2015 batting in the Classe Figaro

Maitre CoQ skipper enters Solitaire du Figaro's elite club

100 miles to go on the final leg of La Solitaire du Figaro

Team Plymouth and Sam Goodchild up into the top 10 on La Solitaire's final leg

Last blast from Les Sables d'Olonne to Cherbourg

Figaro sailors arrives from the end of leg three

Yann Elies continues to make up time on leg three of La Solitaire du Figaro

Yann Elies back out in front in La Solitaire du Figaro

Slow going on leg three of La Solitaire du Figaro

Team Plymouth skipper leads the charge south to Belle Ile

Race leader has to return to port at the start of La Solitaire's third leg

As Artemis Offshore Academy sailor Sam Matson hangs on to the rookie lead at the end of La Solitaire's leg 2

80 nm to go to Roscoff for leader on leg 2 of the Solitaire du Figaro

Two time winner out in front on leg two of La Solitaire du Figaro

Solitaire du Figaro fleet Fastnet bound

Leg 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro sets sail from Plymouth

Sam Matson still on a high after opening leg rookie win

As Brit Sam Matson is first bizuth on leg 1 of La Solitaire du Figaro

Third consecutive Solitaire du Figaro win out of the window

But an overall win for Courrier Vintage in the RORC's Cherbourg Race