La Solitaire du Figaro fleet ready for leg 2 start in Gijon

8:39 PM Mon 2 Aug 2010 GMT

'The winners on stage at the Casino Gijon - La Solitaire du Figaro' Courcoux-Marmara/Le Figaro Click Here to view large photo

La Solitaire du Figaro Leg 2. The 45 solo sailors make final preparations, attend the official prize giving for the first leg from Le Havre to Gij?n and skipper briefing to embark on tomorrows' start of the second leg; 418 miles from Gij?n in Northern Spain to Brest in Finisterre. The prize giving ceremony held at Casino of Gijon on Monday lunchitme, in the presence of local authorities, gathered all the Figaro skippers, followed by the weather and safety briefing at 18:00, the last official acts before the start of leg 2 tomorrow at 14.00. Trophies and prizes were awarded ...

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by Carla Anselmi