Solitaire du Figaro-Beyou in the lead, high winds and rain on the menu

4:26 PM Wed 4 Aug 2010 GMT

'Pietro D’ALI' Courcoux-Marmara/Le Figaro

Solitaire du Figaro fleet crossed the high pressure ridge fairly early and is now preparing for the second night at sea, on their plate strong breeze, autumnal weather and rain. SN1 mark could be rounded soon. The worries of crossing the high pressure ridge are only a memory for the skippers who left Gijon to Brest for the 385 long second leg. The fleet is well spread out over a 17 miles large area and the coming hours will be crucial to judge whether the best option was East, West or centre, that is to say the shortest one to ...

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by Solitaire du Figaro