Going Solo Again with La Solitaire du Figaro
Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating CommunityChatting away to James Boyd it felt like I’d been away from the single-handed racing scene forever! I guess in some regards that’s true, as the last...
View ArticleCountdown to the start…2011 Figaro campaign kicks off
Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating CommunityI feel great to be here, back in Les Sables starting a new challenge where I feel at ease and in control. My last Vendee Globe with Motorola was a...
View ArticleSolid start to the Figaro 2011 programme
Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating CommunityJust a quick update and initial thoughts following the qualifier,First thoughts are, wow! That was a great introduction to the Figaro Class. The...
View ArticleMy motivation for taking part is to learn how to “fight”
Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating CommunityHere is my top 10 list of very hard challenging sailing events. The order is ranked based on personal experience, the event and the conditions...
View ArticleA Summary of La Solo Concarneau
Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating CommunityLater this afternoon, I head down to Lorient to join up with the Artemis Offshore Academy Squad to do some training with French Figaro coach, Nico...
View ArticleRocks, tide, kelp and pilot problems…
Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating CommunityThe Solo Basse Normandie lived up to its reputation as one if the most tactical and challenging Figaro race courses. With a light forecast and strong...
View ArticleBuffalo Girls come good! Conrad Humphreys
Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating CommunityI love the intensity of this Figaro fleet and the revised Transmanche course was brilliant to focus on speed, manoeuvres and quick decision making....
View ArticleLa Solitaire du Figaro - One leg down, three to go
Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community3rd August 2011I crossed the line at 13:59, around 45minutes after Fabien Delahaye. The final positions changed a lot in the last 12 hours with the...
View ArticleA closer look at Leg 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro
Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating CommunityThis morning we have been looking at the likely weather conditions for Leg 2 of La solitaire du Figaro which starts at 1400UT on Sunday 7th August....
View ArticleWhy the Solitaire is a key element for future Vendee Globe success
Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating CommunityLeg 2 finished under a dramatic skyline, with the Irish mountains looming under some incredible lenticular clouds and gusts of 40knts roaring down...
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