Leaving Port-la-Forêt on Sunday, the Solitaire du Figaro fleet arrived early Thursday morning in the Gironde estuary before crossing the line for the second stage of this prestigious sailing race and reaching the port. of Royan. This is Guillaume Pirouelle (Normandy Region) who wins in 3 days 17h 28mn 26 sec. He crossed the line positioned off the Coubre lighthouse at 6:28 a.m. With only a 3-minute gap, Achille Nebout (Amarris – Primeo Energie) ranks second in this 685-mile stage between Port La Forêt and Royan. Tom Laperche (Brittany Region – CMB Performance) completed the podium 15 minutes behind the winner. This is a provisional classification before the jury’s decision since the boats will be inspected on their arrival at the quay.
In video, the arrival of the sailboats at the port of Royan
After crossing the finish line, the Figaro fleet reaches the Quai Promenoir du Thirteenth Dragon where they will be moored until Sunday. Relive this arrival in video then the first reactions of the skippers from the pontoons.
After Davy Beaudart (Nauty’mor) in Port-la-Forêt, Guillaume Pirouelle is the second rookie to win a stage in this 53rd edition of the Solitaire du Figaro. Today Engineer design office at Karver, in his youth this skipper has already built up a fine track record with a title of Youth World Champion in 470, two titles of Vice-World Champion in 420 and several Champion titles Europe in 420 and 470. In 2020, he joined the “Norman Skipper” system for three seasons in Figaro where he is accompanied by Alexis Loison. Now at the helm of the Figaro Beneteau 3 “Région Normandie”, he already has three podiums out of four races this season. With his victory at Royan he adds a fourth but on the top step!