Solitaire du Figaro - Adrien Hardy King of Kinsale

4:55 PM Thu 12 Aug 2010 GMT

'Young Adrien Hardy gets his well deserved first Solitaire win in Kinsale' Courcoux-Marmara/Le Figaro

Solitaire du Figaro update: Wednesday 11th August at 20 hours, 8 minutes and 45 seconds, Adrien Hardy crossed the finish line first of the third stage of La Solitaire du Figaro. It took to the young Agir Recouvrement skipper on 2 days, 6 hours, 8 minutes and 45 seconds to cover the 349 mile from Brest to Kinsale at an average speed of 6.45 knots. The 26 year-old sailor reached the finish line ahead of Yann Eli?s, whom he fought nail an tooth over the final 45 miles to beat at the finish. Generali-Europ Assistance's skipper crossed a mere 1 ...

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by La Solitaire du Figaro