Offshore

Tackling the light again

Leg 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro Eric Bompard cashemere set off at 1100UTC today from Porto, Portugal bound for Gijon, Spain 298 miles away with challenging light conditions forecast.

Jack Bouttell: Top Solitaire rookie

Leaving Bordeaux for the prologue race to Pauillac was as exciting as coming into the city with thousands of people lined along the shore.

Leg 2 shortened

With a weather forecast which predicts only extremely light and variable winds, the race committee for La Solitaire du Figaro Eric Bompard cachemire has set a shortened course for leg 2, between Po

Groupe Bel demolishes Transmed record

Having left Marseilles on 2 June at 13:32 local time, Kito de Pavant's IMOCA 60 Groupe Bel reached Carthage, Tunisia, the next day at 16:16:15 after a crossing lasting just 1 day 2 ho

Strong Brit finish

The Artemis Offshore Academy training scheme for budding singlehanded offshore racers shows its first real signs of bearing fruit at the end of the opening leg of La Solitaire du Figaro Eric Bompar

Victory for Elies

Yann Elies and his Groupe Queguiner-Leucemie Espoir reached Porto, Portugal at 16:03:26 local time this afternoon to claim first place on the opening leg of La Solitaire du Figaro Eric Bom