85 miles from victory

Armel le Cleac'h back into the lead of the final leg of La Solitaire du Figaro

Wednesday August 18th 2010, Author: James Boyd, Location: France

Positions at 0830

Pos Skipper Boat Lat Long Spd Crs DTF/L
1  LE CLEAC'H Armel BRIT AIR 49 13.19' N 3 39.47' W 7.9 50 85.10 nm
2  DOUGUET Corentin E.LECLERC MOBILE 49 12.83' N 3 40.27' W 7.3 51 0.60 nm
3  GABART François SKIPPER MACIF 2010 49 11.94' N 3 42.01' W 7.1 46 2.00 nm
4  PERON Eric SKIPPER MACIF 2009 49 10.95' N 3 44.02' W 6.6 48 3.60 nm
5  MORVAN Gildas CERCLE VERT 49 07.60' N 3 47.39' W 5.8 50 7.10 nm
6  D'ALI Pietro I.NOVA -3 49 06.63' N 3 48.40' W 5.9 51 8.20 nm
7  de PAVANT Kito GROUPE BEL 49 04.42' N 3 55.25' W 6 43 13.20 nm
8  LOBATO Francisco ROFF/Tempo-Team 49 07.34' N 4 00.98' W 6.5 41 15.20 nm
9  NICOL Jean-Pierre BERNARD CONTROLS 49 07.39' N 4 01.08' W 6.6 47 15.30 nm
10  LOISON Alexis ALLMER INEO-GDF-SUEZ 49 05.02' N 3 59.44' W 6 38 15.30 nm
11  LE VAILLANT Arthur PHILIA PROMOTION IMMOBILIERE 49 04.33' N 3 59.27' W 6.1 36 15.50 nm
12  PELLECUER Laurent Arnolfini.fr 49 06.47' N 4 00.83' W 6.4 40 15.50 nm
13  ATTANASIO Romain SAVEOL 49 03.54' N 3 58.73' W 6.1 38 15.60 nm
14  BEYOU Jérémie BPI 49 04.08' N 3 59.30' W 6.3 42 15.70 nm
15  TREUSSART Ronan LUFTHANSA 49 03.98' N 3 59.72' W 6 35 16.00 nm
16  FAUCONNIER Karine ERIC BOMPARD Cachemire 49 03.56' N 3 59.99' W 6 34 16.30 nm
17  TABARLY Erwan NACARAT 49 01.85' N 3 58.73' W 7.4 43 16.40 nm
18  LUNVEN Nicolas GENERALI 49 01.97' N 3 58.85' W 6.8 41 16.40 nm
19  DROUGLAZET Eric LUISINA 49 02.42' N 3 59.70' W 7.4 41 16.70 nm
20  EMIG Marc marcemigetmoi.com 49 03.99' N 4 01.26' W 6.6 40 16.80 nm
21  GREGOIRE Jeanne BANQUE POPULAIRE 49 02.00' N 3 59.81' W 7.3 39 16.90 nm
22  JOSSIER Nicolas IMPULSION - Pays Granvillais 49 01.25' N 3 59.24' W 7.5 39 17.00 nm
23  DELAHAYE Fabien PORT DE CAEN OUISTREHAM 49 03.59' N 4 01.16' W 6.2 34 17.00 nm
24  JOSSE Sébastien Vendée 49 03.53' N 4 01.31' W 6.2 33 17.10 nm
25  MONNET Jean-Charles PARIS15 - Château PEYRAT-FOURTHON 49 01.74' N 4 00.91' W 7.3 40 17.70 nm
26  MARCHAND Anthony ESPOIR REGION BRETAGNE 49 01.18' N 4 04.51' W 5.7 24 17.80 nm
27  ELIES Yann GENERALI-EUROP ASSISTANCE 49 00.48' N 4 04.40' W 7 44 20.30 nm
28  LE GARREC Loic SOCIETE POULIQUEN 48 58.28' N 4 08.96' W 7.1 47 24.00 nm
29  GOUEZIGOUX Laurent TRIER C'EST PRESERVER 48 57.83' N 4 09.70' W 7 42 24.60 nm
30  RICHOMME Yoann DLBC 48 58.01' N 4 09.77' W 6.9 41 24.60 nm
31  CLOAREC Damien PORT DE PLAISANCE ROSCOFF 48 55.72' N 4 07.88' W 7.3 44 24.60 nm
32  HARDY Adrien AGIR Recouvrement 48 57.49' N 4 10.03' W 6.6 41 25.00 nm
33  RIVET Frédéric VENDEE 1 48 57.15' N 4 10.39' W 7 41 25.30 nm
34  MOUREN Jean-Paul M@RSEILLENTREPRISES 48 56.09' N 4 11.36' W 7.2 37 26.40 nm
35  JOSCHKE Isabelle SYNERGIE 48 54.26' N 4 14.26' W 6.7 45 29.00 nm
36  TRIPON Armel Gedimat 48 54.01' N 4 14.48' W 6.5 44 29.20 nm
37  MALBON Jonny ARTEMIS 48 52.26' N 4 16.16' W 6.3 46 31.10 nm
38  GUILLOU Damien LA SOLIDARITE MUTUALISTE 48 51.35' N 4 18.74' W 6 47 33.00 nm
39  GODART-PHILIPPE Arnaud SENOBLE 48 45.53' N 4 16.28' W 6.5 53 34.70 nm
40  TANNYERES Louis Maurice STERICSSON 48 43.06' N 4 29.09' W 5.4 48 40.50 nm
41  BOUILLARD Didier SUNGARD 48 40.94' N 4 33.02' W 4.8 57 46.50 nm
NL  ROUXEL Thomas Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne          
ABD  DUTHIL Frederic BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM          
ABD  GIROLET Matthieu ENTREPRENDRE (Lafont Presse)          
ABD  STAMM Bernard CHEMINEES POUJOULAT          

While over the course of the last 24 hours the lead of this final leg of La Solitaire du Figaro has changed a few times with Francois Gabart ahead at 0430 this morning, so the race's winner of the first two legs and overall leader Armel Le Cleac'h has regained the lead this morning,  with just 85 miles to go to the finish line off Cherbourg.

After the breeze conditions of the opening 24 hours of this leg, the wind has now dropped and having rounded the Lizen Venn light off the north coast of Brittany shortly before the first sched this morning, so the boats have all hung a hard left for the Channel islands and on to the finish on port gybe in the 10 knot westerly wind. The wind is forecast to back slightly and build over the course of the day. However with a 1 hour 17 minute advantage over second place going into this leg, it is going to take a lot of topple Le Cleac'h, set to take his second ever Solitaire victory.

This morning Le Cleac'h reports that the wind had been extremely shifty and there has been much algae. All was well on board but the French skipper unsurprising reported feeling a little tired.

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