Solitaire du Figaro second leg, skippers leave sunny Spain for Brest

6:11 PM Tue 3 Aug 2010 GMT

'The start of the second leg from Gijon to Brest - La Solitaire du Figaro' Courcoux-Marmara/Le Figaro Click Here to view large photo

La Solitaire du Figaro - The 45 sailors competing on the 41st edition got off today at 14:00 from the Spanish town of Gijon, under sunny skies with 8/9 knots of breeze from the North. Internationally renowned skipper Yann Elies on Generali Europe Assistance takes the lead. On perfect time, under clear skies and with a good northerly breeze of around 7/8 knots the 45 boats strong fleet crossed the starting line, just two miles outside the harbour of Gijon, on the Atlantic Spanish coast. The Race Committee promptly hoisted the individual recall flag as five skippers were over the ...

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by Sabina Mollart-Rogerson