Paul Cousin (Région Normandie), 5th in the 3rd stage and winner of the Beneteau Trophy for rookies*

Paul Cousin (Région Normandie) crossed the finish line in Le Havre in 5th position and as the first rookie this Thursday at 1:41:16 AM French time, 23 minutes and 19 seconds after Paul Morvan (French Touch - Foricher) . He took 3 days, 6 hours, 41 minutes, and 16 seconds to complete the theoretical 630- mile course of the third leg of the 57th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec. In practice, the French skipper covered 684.60 miles at an average speed of 8.70 knots.

©Thomas Campion

Paul Cousin ( Normandy Region ), 1st Rookie of the 3rd stage:

*before the jury