On board Express
With two podiums in the single-handed races of the 2022 French Elite Offshore Racing Championship at the start of the season, placing him 3rd in the provisional classification, Guillaume Pirouelle was cited among the big favorites for this 53rd edition of the Solitaire du Figaro from Nantes.
A rarity for a rookie.
Born in Rouen in 1994, he does not remember his first competition on a nutshell.
It was on a lake in Normandy, he must have been 6-7 years old.
As with all children his age, he allows himself to be guided.
His parents, and he will never thank them enough, bringing him to the regattas.
The youngest of the siblings of three boys then residing in Le Havre, was not very passionate about school.
Sailing occupying his mind.
He becomes French champion in Optimist and is therefore present on a world championship.
For his schooling, he will only pull himself together from high school, understanding that if he wanted to sail, it had to go well during...
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