Le Cleac'h ahead again

Solitaire fleet crossing the Celtic Sea

Tuesday August 17th 2010, Author: James Boyd, Location: France

Positions at 07:30

Pos Skipper Boat Lat Long Spd Crs DTF/L
1  LE CLEAC'H Armel BRIT AIR 50 25.43' N 8 31.37' W 11.5 120 318.60 nm
2  DOUGUET Corentin E.LECLERC MOBILE 50 24.20' N 8 32.90' W 11.4 118 0.20 nm
3  PERON Eric SKIPPER MACIF 2009 50 27.35' N 8 31.05' W 11 122 0.90 nm
4  NICOL Jean-Pierre BERNARD CONTROLS 50 30.04' N 8 39.31' W 11.4 120 1.10 nm
5  GABART François SKIPPER MACIF 2010 50 29.51' N 8 40.02' W 11.2 122 1.20 nm
6  EMIG Marc marcemigetmoi.com 50 27.50' N 8 33.08' W 11.1 122 2.00 nm
7  DELAHAYE Fabien PORT DE CAEN OUISTREHAM 50 15.41' N 8 44.63' W 11.9 160 2.20 nm
8  ROUXEL Thomas Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne 50 22.72' N 8 46.64' W 12.2 160 2.20 nm
9  LUNVEN Nicolas GENERALI 50 21.16' N 8 48.77' W 12 158 2.50 nm
10  TABARLY Erwan NACARAT 50 21.94' N 8 48.45' W 12.1 157 2.70 nm
11  MORVAN Gildas CERCLE VERT 50 28.13' N 8 34.03' W 11.3 118 2.90 nm
12  LOISON Alexis ALLMER INEO-GDF-SUEZ 50 25.22' N 8 36.91' W 12.1 121 2.90 nm
13  TREUSSART Ronan LUFTHANSA 50 18.82' N 8 43.36' W 11.3 154 3.10 nm
14  MARCHAND Anthony ESPOIR REGION BRETAGNE 50 23.96' N 8 47.54' W 12.3 158 3.10 nm
15  FAUCONNIER Karine ERIC BOMPARD Cachemire 50 25.28' N 8 46.77' W 11.7 153 3.30 nm
16  LOBATO Francisco ROFF/Tempo-Team 50 29.50' N 8 33.47' W 11.1 123 3.30 nm
17  BEYOU Jérémie BPI 50 29.02' N 8 42.77' W 10.5 149 3.30 nm
18  DROUGLAZET Eric LUISINA 50 24.54' N 8 46.96' W 11.5 157 3.40 nm
19  ELIES Yann GENERALI-EUROP ASSISTANCE 50 13.70' N 8 48.45' W 12.3 160 3.50 nm
20  ATTANASIO Romain SAVEOL 50 24.20' N 8 47.50' W 11.8 159 3.50 nm
21  LE VAILLANT Arthur PHILIA PROMOTION IMMOBILIERE 50 22.25' N 8 40.82' W 11.7 115 3.50 nm
22  MALBON Jonny ARTEMIS 50 16.96' N 8 45.83' W 11.6 161 3.60 nm
23  D'ALI Pietro I.NOVA -3 50 32.78' N 8 39.65' W 9.6 127 3.60 nm
24  JOSSE Sébastien Vendée 50 22.63' N 8 49.67' W 12.3 161 3.80 nm
25  JOSSIER Nicolas IMPULSION - Pays Granvillais 50 27.07' N 8 36.73' W 11.1 124 3.80 nm
26  RIVET Frédéric VENDEE 1 50 16.63' N 8 46.68' W 12 163 3.90 nm
27  GREGOIRE Jeanne BANQUE POPULAIRE 50 17.29' N 8 46.88' W 11.6 161 4.30 nm
28  MONNET Jean-Charles PARIS15 - Château PEYRAT-FOURTHON 50 19.75' N 8 45.01' W 11.9 158 4.50 nm
29  de PAVANT Kito GROUPE BEL 50 30.73' N 8 43.16' W 10.7 158 4.80 nm
30  MOUREN Jean-Paul M@RSEILLENTREPRISES 50 24.13' N 8 50.25' W 11.6 156 4.80 nm
31  TRIPON Armel Gedimat 50 26.14' N 8 49.37' W 11.8 157 5.30 nm
32  GOUEZIGOUX Laurent TRIER C'EST PRESERVER 50 28.51' N 8 47.26' W 11.2 157 5.60 nm
33  RICHOMME Yoann DLBC 50 13.43' N 8 52.90' W 10.9 158 5.90 nm
34  CLOAREC Damien PORT DE PLAISANCE ROSCOFF 50 27.35' N 8 48.94' W 10.3 157 6.30 nm
35  HARDY Adrien AGIR Recouvrement 50 16.88' N 8 58.57' W 12.5 162 6.30 nm
36  LE GARREC Loic SOCIETE POULIQUEN 50 27.08' N 8 49.50' W 10.9 159 6.40 nm
37  GUILLOU Damien LA SOLIDARITE MUTUALISTE 50 22.95' N 8 53.56' W 11.5 160 6.40 nm
38  PELLECUER Laurent Arnolfini.fr 50 36.26' N 8 41.50' W 10.3 160 7.10 nm
39  GODART-PHILIPPE Arnaud SENOBLE 50 26.47' N 8 52.66' W 11.1 155 7.50 nm
40  JOSCHKE Isabelle SYNERGIE 50 17.65' N 8 53.13' W 12.2 160 8.00 nm
41  TANNYERES Louis Maurice STERICSSON 50 39.02' N 8 44.72' W 9.1 117 10.10 nm
42  BOUILLARD Didier SUNGARD 50 33.74' N 8 43.96' W 8.5 122 11.20 nm
ABD  DUTHIL Frederic BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM          
ABD  GIROLET Matthieu ENTREPRENDRE (Lafont Presse)          
ABD  STAMM Bernard CHEMINEES POUJOULAT          

Armel le Cleac'h and his BritAir have definitely been the class act of this year's Solitaire du Figaro. The winner of legs 1 and 2 and the overall leader by 1 hour 18 minutes, is now ahead on this final leg to Cherbourg.

The first Figaros rounded the Fastnet Rock in the early hours with Figaro veteran Gildas Morvan on Cercle Verte rounding in the first at 01:01:33 followed by Corentin Douguet on E.Leclerc Mobile, Kito de Pavant on Groupe Bel and Le Cléac'h in fourth. 5. The top 10 boats rounded within five minutes of each other. At the first sched this morning Le Cleac'h had pulled into the lead ahead of Douguet with Eric Peron in third.

With the wind in the northwest and the boats heading for Bishops Rock and then across to the French coast, they are having a fast ride, the 32 footers making 11-12 knots. One skipper reported the wind to be 24-25 knots, the aim being to preserve the gear for the downwind section expected towards the finish when they will need their big spinnaker. 

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