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<![CDATA[Jérémie Beyou dominates the 42nd edition of La Solitaire du Figaro by winning three out of four legs, a year that was marked by the extremely diverse weather conditions and unconventionally primarily coastal courses. 47 sailors set off on the 1,647-mile course, 43 finished and the Vendée based rookie sailor, Morgan Lagravičre impressed all winning the rookie ranking and coming in 7th overall. ]]>



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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:03:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jérémie Beyou (BPI) overall winner of La Solitaire du Figaro 2011]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Today, Wednesday at 12:49:01 Jérémie Beyou crossed the line in first winning the fourth and final leg from Les Sables d'Olonne to Dieppe. BPI's skipper covered the 437 miles in 72 hours, 37 minutes and 01 seconds...]]>



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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:25:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jérémie Beyou wins in Dieppe and is crowned king of the Solitaire du Figaro 2011]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Today, Wednesday at 12:49:01 Jérémie Beyou crossed the line first to win the fourth and final leg from Les Sables d'Olonne to Dieppe. By finishing in Dieppe ahead of the rest of the fleet, and scoring his third consecutive victory, BPI's skipper Jérémie Beyou was crowned overall winner of the 2011 Solitaire du Figaro, an edition he dominated from the outset.  This win means he joins the exclusive club of double winners of the event. ]]>



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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:20:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jérémie Beyou (BPI) overall winner of La Solitaire du Figaro 2011]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Today, Wednesday at 12:49:01 Jérémie Beyou crossed the line in first winning the fourth and final leg from Les Sables d'Olonne to Dieppe. BPI's skipper covered the 437 miles in 72 hours, 37 minutes and 01 seconds...]]>



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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:25:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Photo finish in Dieppe? ]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Unbelievable!! At the 10:00 position report, 20 miles from Dieppe, Fabien Delahaye (Port de Caen Ouistreham), Paul Meilhat (Macif 2011) and Jérémie Beyou (BPI) are sailing neck-to-neck just 200 metres from each other, and Erwan Tabarly (Nacarat) is some boat lengths back...]]>



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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:50:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tense fight to the finish of La Solitaire du Figaro]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The 44 skippers competing in the final leg of the Solitaire du Figaro had a very complicated second night at sea, the finish line in Dieppe is approaching but they still will have to deal with the tricky last part of the course. The winner will be crowned tomorrow, but who will that be? Hard to say 100 miles from the finish. ]]>



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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:05:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Everything changes in light air…]]></title>
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<![CDATA[ The situation changed radically for the 44 skippers still competing in the fourth and last leg of the Solitaire du Figaro. 25 miles from Guernsey, off the Roches-Douvres lighthouse, the wind has died almost completely as the fleet is sailing in the centre of a high pressure system. ]]>



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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:07:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beyou in the lead, but suspense runs high to the finish ]]></title>
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<![CDATA[After the first day and night at sea, and two key points of passage, the solo sailors are halfway to the finish of the fourth and decisive leg of La Solitaire du Figaro, that left Les Sables d'Olonne on Sunday bound to Dieppe. Shortly after 4 am the overall race leader Jérémie Beyou climbed up again in the lead of the final leg with Fabien Delahaye and young rookie Morgan Lagravičre practically “glued” to his stern.  ]]>



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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:04:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The last fight, perfect conditions for the start of leg four]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Among several dozens of spectator boats, under a bright blue, sunny sky and in perfect flat sea conditions, at 12:12 precisely the 46 Solitaire du Figaro 2011 skippers set off for the 437 mile long fourth and final leg from Les Sables d'Olonne to Dieppe, where this year's champions will be crowned. ]]>



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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:48:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Perfect conditions for the start of leg four]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Among hundreds of spectator boats, under a bright blue, sunny sky and in perfect sea conditions, after a general recall, at 12:12 precisely the 46 skippers set off for the fourth leg from Les Sables d'Olonne to Dieppe...]]>



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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:29:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Passage at Nouch South]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:04:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Leg four: all to play for in the final stage]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The fourth and decisive leg of La Solitaire du Figaro will start tomorrow from Les Sables d'Olonne bound to Dieppe in the French region of Normandy. The 46 skippers will undoubtedly play their best cards over the 430-mile long course, because nothing is for certain and the outcome could well be a surprising one.   ]]>



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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:41:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[All that goes on off the race course]]></title>
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<![CDATA[It's not just another day in the office for the 42nd edition of La Solitaire du Figaro race in sunny and unusually hot Les Sables d'Olonne in France. Shore crews are busy preparing the boats, skipper's recover, relax, chat to each other and discuss the latest weather forecasts ahead of Sunday's start. The public visit the race village, stroll along the pontoon to take pictures and kids ask their favourite skippers for autographs before the prize giving ceremony.  ]]>



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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:53:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lightning Beyou]]></title>
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<![CDATA[By crossing the line on Wednesday August 17th at 8:39, Jérémie Beyou on BPI wins the third leg of La Solitaire du Figaro, his second victory in a row. Fabien Delahaye on Port de Caen Ouistreham follows a mere four minutes later and Erwan Tabarly wins a final tacking duel with Thierry Chabagny to get on the third place on the podium.  ]]>



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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:48:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jérémie Beyou wins in Les Sables d'Olonne]]></title>
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<![CDATA[At 8:39:20 Jérémie Beyou on BPI crossed the line just off Les Sables d'Olonne winning the third leg of the Solitaire du Figaro, that is 2 days, 20 hours, 39 minutes and 20 seconds after leaving Důn Laoghaire, at an average speed of 6,95 knots...]]>



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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:13:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jérémie Beyou (BPI) first skipper two miles from the line]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:45:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Breakfast in Les Sables?]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The third leg of the 2011 Solitaire du Figaro should be finishing in Les Sables d'Olonne on Wednesday around noon. The 46 boat strong fleet has been progressing in light sea breeze along the Brittany coast. French skipper Jérémie Beyou is still leading, but everything could still happen on the last hundred miles to the finish.  ]]>



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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:02:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Waiting for the sea breeze…]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The leaders have reached the Raz de Sein earlier this morning...]]>



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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:05:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jérémie Beyou keeps smiling]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Brilliant routeing and excellent speed in the Irish Sea and… Jérémie Beyou (BPI) takes the lead on the third leg of the Solitaire du Figaro 2011. The fleet passed Wolf Rock early afternoon and has now to tackle with the complicated  Channel crossing and the even more delicate approach to Brittany.  ]]>



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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:00:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The roulette game]]></title>
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<![CDATA[As public crowded the pier to wave goodbye to the sailors and dozens of boats enjoyed the show, the 46 skippers left for the third leg of the Solitaire du Figaro, 477 miles from Důn Laoghaire to Les Sables d'Olonne.  But soon the sunny, warm, pleasant conditions  gave way to rainstorms, wind gusts and light air bubbles: a roulette game for fleet. ]]>



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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:19:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[So long Dún Laoghaire…]]></title>
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<![CDATA[At precisely 12:00 today, after a pleasant four day long stopover, the 46 skippers started for the  third leg, 477 miles from Důn Laoghaire to Les Sables d'Olonne, via the Scilly Islands and Ouessant...]]>



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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:42:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting ready for the “big one”!]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The third leg from Důn Laoghaire to Les Sables d'Olonne is due to start on Sunday 14th August noontime. The 46 skippers and organisers alike are getting ready for the longest leg of this 42nd edition of La Solitaire du Figaro Eric Bompard Cashmere. Westerly winds will be on the menu for the first part of the course, 475 miles but from the tip of Brittany, the solo sailors will have to get the best of their weather routing abilities to decipher three different sea breeze patterns, which will most probably make the final stretch between the Sein and the Vendée extremely uncertain... ]]>



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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:57:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RECHARGING THE BATTERIES IN FRIENDLY DÚN LAOGHAIRE]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The 46 skippers are profiting from the quiet and relaxed atmosphere in Dún Laoghaire to recover from a very tough second leg. Each has his or her own way of recharging the batteries… a massage, a pint of Guinness, some shots on the green, a little jazz or a rugby match on TV…  ]]>



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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:19:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jérémie Beyou winner and overall leader in Dún Laoghaire]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The 2005 Solitaire du Figaro champion crossed the finish line Dún Laoghaire not only to win the second leg but take the overall lead in the four-stage sailing race.  Nicolas Lunven, the 2009 champion was second with Adrien Hardy, who won the stage to Ireland in 2010, third.  Morgan Lagravičre, was top rookie in 6th.  The first of the four British sailors, Phil Sharp, was 23rd, just over an hour behind the leader. ]]>



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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:58:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jérémie Beyou (BPI) wins  second leg]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Crossing the line at 10:14:16 French solo sailor Jérémie Beyou won the second leg of 42nd edition of famous Solitaire du Figaro Race. It took BPI skipper, who was crowned overall winner back in 2005, two days, 17 hours and 25 minutes to cover the 440 miles from Caen to Důn Loaghaire, sailed mostly upwind in strong conditions. ]]>



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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:39:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jérémie Beyou (BPI) within 5 miles of the finish line]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:44:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:43:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A new start in the Celtic Sea?]]></title>
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<![CDATA[It's sounds incredible, but that is the La Solitaire du Figaro race! Efforts invested in the past 48 hours could come down to very little for the 46 skippers participating on the second leg of the famous single-handed race. At 166 miles from the finish (on the 16:00 position report), the notoriously tricky navigation through Celtic Sea could change everything. The race could start all over again, with some twenty boats lines up laterally across 30 miles from East to West. ]]>



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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2011 19:03:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jean-Pierre Nicol slips through into lead]]></title>
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<![CDATA[There has been plenty of action in the first 24 hours of racing on the second leg of La Solitaire du Figaro from Caen to Dún Laoghaire, Dublin. Jean-Pierre Nicol, racing on board Bernard Controls moves into the lead following the bold decision to race in close to shore through the rocky area round the Cherbourg peninsula this morning, whilst David Sineau (Britanie Cosmetiques) is forced to abandon the race as a result of the damage suffered after hitting the rocks close to Barfleur. Twenty to twenty five knots of established breeze from the West, North-West continues to propel the fleet on the upwind slog across the English Channel towards Land's End, the next point of passage, where the leaders are expected late Monday and early hours of Tuesday morning.  ]]>



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<pubDate>Mon, 8 Aug 2011 18:59:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Figaro's buckle up for punchy start]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The second leg of La Solitaire du Figaro got off on Sunday 7th of August in the Sein Bay, opposite Ouistreham in Normandy with  thousands of people lining the canal and outer harbour wall to wave the solo sailors off.  The start of the race was finally given under sunny skies with some 8 knots of southwesterly breeze and on a choppy sea. The course, made up of an initial 10 mile inshore preamble to the Radio France Buoy, is 470 miles from Caen to Dún Laoghaire Harbour, on the North East coast of Ireland, where the fleet is expected from Wednesday 10th of August.  Forecasts predict both strong wind and tidal currents for what unanimously agree will be a complex first 24 hours at sea. ]]>



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<pubDate>Sun, 7 Aug 2011 19:00:00 +02:00</pubDate>
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