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Just before 11 am this morning 30th of July, the 52 skippers taking part in La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro race, set off on the second stage. Leg one saw the 52 skippers cross the English Channel from Caen to Portsmouth over a 156 mile course. The second leg, which is 463 miles, from Portsmouth to Saint Gilles Croix-de-Vie is longest of the race
La flotte des Figaro sous spi dans la baie de Ouistreham lors du départ de la première étape
The skippers will head out West from Portsmouth, along the southern English shores to round Wolf Rock before heading South to round the île de Sein to finish in Saint Gilles Croix-de-Vie in the Vendée region of France.
After a general recall, the fleet crossed the start line under 8/10 knots of Westerly breeze and favourable tides at 10h51 (English Time).
The Dominic Vittet (Atao Audio System) led the fleet round the first mark at Horse Sand Fort, followed by Fred Duthil (AllMer) and Benoit Petit (Défi Santé Voile). Samantha Davies (Skandia), the only British sailor taking part, rounded 19th in the fleet. The sailors followed a course west along the Solent heading out towards the Needles.
Passing the Shingles buoy Sam had moved up to 10th place just under 20 minutes behind the leaders, Dominic Vittet (Atao Audio Systems), Kito de Pavant (Navy Lest) and Benoit Petit (Defi Santé Mer).
At 16h00 Dominic Vittet (Atao Audio Systems) still leads the fleet along Pool Bay.
• Kookai-eol Dismasts off The Needles
Liz Wardley on Kookai eol dismasted close to the Needles this afternoon. With 20 knots of head wind and a choppy sea the mast of Liz’ Figaro Bénéteau boat came out of its base at around 13h40 (English Time) on her approach to the Needles. The race organisation’s medical boat, Bayer went to assist Liz, who then returned under motor to Gunwharf Quays.
Both her mast and sails appear to be intact and the shore crews are all waiting to help her prepare for the next stage.
Liz Wardley could continue and rejoin the race in Saint Gilles Croix-de-Vie with a DNF on this leg. The time for the last finish would be awarded plus a 2 hour penalty. It is now up to Liz and her shore crew to work out what will happen next.
• Ordre de passage à la bouée Radio France
– 1
*
DUTHIL Frédéric
60
All Mer
10
– 2
CAUDRELIER Charles
5
Bostik Findley
9
– 3
de PAVANT Kito
95
Navy Lest
8
– 4
VITTET Dominic
16
ATAO Audio System
7
– 5
LE CLEAC’H Armel
1
Foncia - TBS
6
– 6
DROUGLAZET Eric
6
Crédit Maritime - Zerotwo
5
– 7
PETIT Benoit
15
Défi Santé Voile
4
– 8
LEPESQUEUX Marc
70
Maisons Pierre
3
– 9
MORVAN Gildas
3
Cercle Vert
2
– 10
GREGOIRE Jeanne
40
Banque Populaire
1
– 11
BEYOU Jérémie
4
Delta Dore
0
– 12
TABARLY Erwan
2
Thalès
0
– 13
de BROC Bertrand
55
Aigle
0
– 14
PELLECUER Laurent
8
CLIPTOL Sport
0
– 15
*
KRAUSS Oliver
25
Espoir Crédit Agricole
0
– 16
*
NELIAS Jean-Luc
72
Chauss-Europ
0
– 17
TOULORGE Alexandre
11
Caen La Mer
0
– 18
BOS Christian
14
Raynal et Roquelaure
0
– 19
DAVIES Samantha
27
Skandia
0
– 20
BERENGER Nicolas
50
Paprec - CNEM
0
– 21
*
LECHARPENTIER Bertrand
32
Entreprendre en Pays d’Auge - Calvados
0
– 22
*
MAISONNEUVE Brieuc
64
Pays Granvillais
0
– 23
ALFARO Amaiur
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0
– 24
DELORD Alain
52
TAT - Aviation Services
0
– 25
*
FAVRE Hervé
99
World Games Inc.
0
– 26
EMIG Marc
10
Total
0
– 27
BULOT Jean-François
21
Crédit Mutuel de Normandie -Ville de Caen
0
– 28
SEVAUX Stéphane
35
Sarthe
0
– 29
ELIES Yann
7
Groupe Generali Assurances
0
– 30
*
BIGOT Gaël
37
TEAM 117
0
– 31
ATTANASIO Romain
9
Port Trebeurden
0
– 32
KOCH Antoine
74
Nobody
0
– 33
TROUSSEL Nicolas
43
D’Aucy
0
– 34
*
LE GAL Franck
42
Monaco Marine - Sodifac Roubaix
0
– 35
*
JACQ Rodolphe
66
Skipper AG2R Prévoyance
0
– 36
*
TRIPON Armel
57
Gedimat
0
– 37
MABIRE Halvard
39
Biodiversité
0
– 38
*
VENIARD Gérald
94
Scutum
0
– 39
BOISSIERES Arnaud
28
Région Aquitaine
0
– 40
*
WARDLEY Liz
36
Kookaï - Eol
0
– 41
CHABAGNY Thierry
92
Le Caennais Blochon - Martin
0
– 42
*
DESMARETS Pascal
20
Tetraktys
0
– 43
BAKKER Sander
23
STERN Groep
0
– 44
*
DANIEL Marie-Albane
29
ACADOMIA
0
– 45
GUERIN Ronan
22
Camus Immobilier
0
– 46
MOUREN Jean-Paul
13
M@rseille Entreprises
0
– 47
BALOGH François
38
Générale d’Emballage
0
– 48
*
LEQUIN Benoit
65
Nannidiesel
0
– 49
EINHORN Jacques
96
Connivence
0
– 50
*
VACHETTE Vincent
33
Duc et Preneuf
0
– 51
*
BOSSARD Philippe
49
Karukera
0
– 52
BEAURIN Laurent
59
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