Rouxel by a hair

La Solitaire di Figaro fleet upwind across the Celtic Sea

Tuesday August 10th 2010, Author: James Boyd, Location: France

Positions at 10:30 

Pos Skipper Boat Lat Long Spd Crs DTF/L
1  ROUXEL Thomas Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne 50 08.78' N 6 24.03' W 8.8 299 188.70 nm
2  LE CLEAC'H Armel BRIT AIR 50 09.49' N 6 22.96' W 9.1 301 0.20 nm
3  HARDY Adrien AGIR Recouvrement 50 10.32' N 6 21.22' W 8.9 304 0.70 nm
4  NICOL Jean-Pierre BERNARD CONTROLS 50 08.42' N 6 22.30' W 8.7 302 1.10 nm
5  TABARLY Erwan NACARAT 50 09.07' N 6 21.59' W 8.9 304 1.20 nm
6  DOUGUET Corentin E.LECLERC MOBILE 50 09.52' N 6 21.08' W 9.1 307 1.20 nm
7  LUNVEN Nicolas GENERALI 50 09.00' N 6 21.58' W 9 304 1.20 nm
8  ELIES Yann GENERALI-EUROP ASSISTANCE 50 08.79' N 6 21.17' W 9.1 305 1.50 nm
9  GABART François SKIPPER MACIF 2010 50 09.22' N 6 20.12' W 9 305 1.90 nm
10  JOSSE Sébastien Vendée 50 08.76' N 6 20.60' W 9 304 1.90 nm
11  PELLECUER Laurent Arnolfini.fr 50 09.14' N 6 20.02' W 9 307 2.00 nm
12  PERON Eric SKIPPER MACIF 2009 50 09.45' N 6 19.40' W 8.9 305 2.10 nm
13  MORVAN Gildas CERCLE VERT 50 09.01' N 6 19.97' W 9 306 2.10 nm
14  LOBATO Francisco ROFF/Tempo-Team 50 08.39' N 6 20.18' W 8.9 305 2.30 nm
15  DELAHAYE Fabien PORT DE CAEN OUISTREHAM 50 08.38' N 6 19.79' W 8.9 304 2.50 nm
16  BEYOU Jérémie BPI 50 08.15' N 6 19.61' W 9.1 303 2.70 nm
17  MARCHAND Anthony ESPOIR REGION BRETAGNE 50 07.99' N 6 19.69' W 9 305 2.80 nm
18  RICHOMME Yoann DLBC 50 07.15' N 6 19.11' W 8.7 301 3.50 nm
19  de PAVANT Kito GROUPE BEL 50 09.73' N 6 16.38' W 9.3 310 3.60 nm
20  D'ALI Pietro I.NOVA -3 50 06.80' N 6 18.98' W 8.8 303 3.80 nm
21  GREGOIRE Jeanne BANQUE POPULAIRE 50 07.38' N 6 18.04' W 8.8 303 4.00 nm
22  DROUGLAZET Eric LUISINA 50 07.25' N 6 17.73' W 8.6 303 4.20 nm
23  TRIPON Armel Gedimat 50 07.58' N 6 16.88' W 8.6 305 4.50 nm
24  LOISON Alexis ALLMER INEO-GDF-SUEZ 50 06.98' N 6 17.15' W 8.8 304 4.70 nm
25  JOSCHKE Isabelle SYNERGIE 50 07.68' N 6 16.20' W 8.6 303 4.80 nm
26  TREUSSART Ronan LUFTHANSA 50 07.25' N 6 16.72' W 8.4 303 4.80 nm
27  RIVET Frédéric VENDEE 1 50 05.83' N 6 17.40' W 8.8 309 5.20 nm
28  ATTANASIO Romain SAVEOL 50 06.63' N 6 16.61' W 8.8 304 5.20 nm
29  MONNET Jean-Charles PARIS15 - Château PEYRAT-FOURTHON 50 06.94' N 6 16.08' W 8.7 302 5.30 nm
30  EMIG Marc marcemigetmoi.com 50 06.77' N 6 15.32' W 8.6 301 5.80 nm
31  LE VAILLANT Arthur PHILIA PROMOTION IMMOBILIERE 50 04.75' N 6 17.11' W 8.1 304 5.90 nm
32  LE GARREC Loic SOCIETE POULIQUEN 50 06.17' N 6 15.78' W 8.7 304 5.90 nm
33  MOUREN Jean-Paul M@RSEILLENTREPRISES 50 06.77' N 6 14.93' W 8.6 301 6.00 nm
34  GUILLOU Damien LA SOLIDARITE MUTUALISTE 50 06.82' N 6 14.00' W 8.8 309 6.50 nm
35  STAMM Bernard CHEMINEES POUJOULAT 50 06.50' N 6 13.60' W 9.1 310 6.90 nm
36  FAUCONNIER Karine ERIC BOMPARD Cachemire 50 06.45' N 6 13.15' W 8.8 306 7.10 nm
37  GOUEZIGOUX Laurent TRIER C'EST PRESERVER 50 06.07' N 6 11.33' W 8.8 306 8.30 nm
38  JOSSIER Nicolas IMPULSION - Pays Granvillais 50 05.60' N 6 11.89' W 8.8 305 8.30 nm
39  GIROLET Matthieu ENTREPRENDRE (Lafont Presse) 50 05.42' N 6 11.65' W 8.7 304 8.50 nm
40  BOUILLARD Didier SUNGARD 50 03.23' N 6 06.55' W 7.8 303 8.60 nm
41  TANNYERES Louis Maurice STERICSSON 50 05.07' N 6 11.74' W 6.4 303 8.60 nm
42  GODART-PHILIPPE Arnaud SENOBLE 50 02.14' N 6 04.86' W 8 292 10.00 nm
43  MALBON Jonny ARTEMIS 50 03.79' N 6 09.10' W 7.9 301 10.80 nm
44  CLOAREC Damien PORT DE PLAISANCE ROSCOFF 50 03.42' N 6 08.60' W 8.1 300 11.20 nm

Having set sail with a few bumps and bruises getting out of the Rade de Brest yesterday afternoon, so yesterday afternoon the Solitaire du Figaro fleet passed through the Chenal de Four. Overnight they crossed the Channel and rounded Wolf Rock, where the order was -

1 - Thomas Rouxel (Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne)
2 - Armel Le Cléac'h (Brit Air)
3 - Adrien Hardy (Agir Recouvrement)
4 - Erwan Tabarly (Nacarat)
5 - Nicolas Lunven (Generali)

Le Cleac'h, who won the first two legs of this race was only 0.2m astern of Rouxel and is decidedly looking the class act of this year's Solitaire.

Conditions overnight haven't been pleasant as a front has been passing through bringing with it rain and squalls from the WSW and large waves rolling in from the Atlantic.

Over the course of today, the competitors will be playing the shifts as the wind is forecast to veer into the NNW before settling back into the northwest, making for a nice beat up to the turning mark at the Fastnet Rock.

We are pleased to see that Sebastien Josse is back in his stride having had a 'difficult' first couple of legs. With the 'bizuths', once again Francisco Lobato, the Portugese former Mini sailor is leading the charge in 14th place.

 

 

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