Solitaire du Figaro - Wet, bumpy and a lead change

7:37 PM Tue 10 Aug 2010 GMT

'Third placed Jean-Pierre Nicol on Bernard Control sailing under spinnaker in foggy Channel - Solitaire du Figaro' Courcoux-Marmara/Le Figaro

La Solitaire du Figaro leg 3. The first night at sea of Leg 3 proved to be as demanding as expected, with the skippers fighting against high winds, cold weather, drizzling rain, fog and, especially, a very fastidious swell. Several blown spinnakers but the whole fleet is fastly sailing towards Ireland. After keeping the lead for more than 24 hours, Thomas Rouxel, has to lave first place to Armel Le Cleac'h. Yet, nothing is carved in stone as the first 26 boats are only 5 miles apart at 150 miles from the finish. Last night's Channel crossing from Portsal to ...

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by Sabina Mollart-Rogerson