Special envoy to Royan
The cargo ships waiting at the entrance to the Gironde estuary were the first to greet the very early arrival of Guillaume Pirouelle's two leopards from the mainsail (
Normandy Region
).
The spinning young man blazes in the wind towards his first victory in the Solitaire du Figaro.
An entry with a nocturnal fanfare and therefore without a cheerleader when it is his first participation.
For the line crossing, no euphoria as usual in such cases.
Seated, two thumbs up, the grin is rather reserved.
Once the champagne cork was in orbit from his Figaro Beneteau leaning against one of the pontoons of the Royan marina, the 28-year-old sailor always kept this somewhat borrowed look:
“It's true, I'm always like that.
But inside me I'm very happy.
I might explode when I win the Solitaire.
I know there is still work.
The story is far from over.”
Given his hard work between Port-la-Forêt…
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