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The Solitaire du Figaro 2021 in direct line with the Vendée Globe

2021-03-11T14:40:47.587Z


The 52nd edition, with only French stops, returns to a course of four long and trying stages. Trainer for the world tour ...


"A giant Solitaire du Figaro" ... "A Figaro rhythm" ... "What I learned on the Solitaire will be an asset for this final" ... Like Charlie Dalin, first on the line at Les Sables d'Olonne and second in the Vendée Globe, the sailors of the recent round the world have never ceased to point out the links which unite the Solitaire du Figaro to global competition.

And Yannick Bestaven joined the long list of the big winners who lined up for the two events (all except Titouan Lamazou, the first).

It is therefore logical to see the Solitaire 2021 be part of the direct lineage of the Vendée Globe with a sturdy course of nearly 2,500 miles.

And a return to four real stages of at least 500 miles (three are over 600 miles).

"That's Solitaire for me," explains Francis Le Goff, the sporting director of the race.

This one will be demanding, with four nights at sea and large wide stages, with no course mark.

It will be very educational, it is important for the young people (and the not so young for that matter) who commit to it that there is no deception on the merchandise.

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The 2021 route

Since its creation in 1970 (nineteen years before the Vendée Globe), the oldest great French race has often kept its promises, those of offering a unique playground, a regatta of unparalleled sporting level and such varied emotions. than the colors of the rainbow.

For sailors on a truly equal footing on Figaro Bénéteau 3 with identical foils as for followers on land.

And if this 52nd edition will make a stopover, Covid-19 obliges, in all French ports, sailors will scour the waters between Spain, England and Ireland which have made the reputation, and the force , of the test.

From Saint-Nazaire to Saint-Nazaire (to honor the new partnership linking Solitaire to the Loire-Atlantique department), this 2021 route will not lose any sporting qualities, quite the contrary.

Suspense guaranteed to the end

 "Usually, when we propose a crossing of the Bay of Biscay, there is the arrival in Spain not far behind, there there will be a second long crossing", rejoices Francis Le Goff, to the evocation of the first stage leading the fleet to Lorient.

“The fourth stage also pleases me because there will be only one course mark between the Bay of Morlaix (Roscoff) and the finish in Saint-Nazaire, in this case the Fastnet, which does not is never simple.

I like that ”.

And this should make it possible to keep the suspense intact until the end of this final round after stages 2 (Lorient-Fécamp, new stopover town) and 3 (Fécamp-Baie de Morlaix) more traditional but extremely tricky with navigations near the coast. , therefore rocks, currents, tidal reversals.

What to play, to win a lot or lose everything ...   

“The base is there and things are hectic like last year.

There are plenty of new partners arriving, so we don't worry ”

Francis Le Goff

“The sailors say it themselves, they come to La Solitaire du Figaro to hurt themselves,” explains Alex Picot, OC Sport Pen Duick project manager in charge of the Solitaire.

We have therefore made this choice of a long, tough and demanding edition, which will also allow, for its third year of service, to show what the Figaro Bénéteau 3 has in its belly ”.

A good thirty boats are expected on the starting line on August 22, despite the pandemic.

“The base is there and things are hectic like last year.

There are plenty of new partners arriving, so we don't worry, ”concludes Francis Le Goff, noting, in addition to the leaders of the circuit, the possible (probable?) Presence of former Vendée Globe sailors, Yann Eliès ( the three-time winner of the Solitaire) and Vincent Riou, crowned on the 2004-2005 world tour.

The circle is therefore complete.             

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Source: lefigaro

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