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A tough Figaro opener gives a confidence boost.
3rd August 2011 I crossed the line at 13:59, around 45minutes after Fabien Delahaye. The final positions changed a lot in the last 12 hours with the wind shutting down near Balfleur and many boats choosing to Anchor in over …
A closer look at La Solitaire 2011, Leg 1
This week I will be working on the Roadbook for each leg of the 2011 Solitaire. The overall race is 1675 miles broken into 4 stages. The first stage starts in Perros Gruiec, in Northern Brittany on the 31st July …
Conrad Latest Blog: Buffalo Girls come good!
I love the intensity of this Figaro fleet and the revised Transmanche Course was brilliant to focus on speed, manoeuvres and quick decision making. Whilst I finished 15 of the 21 starters, there were some good moments in this race …
Final Preparations for la Transmanche
Its early morning here in Aber Wrac’h. The fleet of Figaros has expanded to over 20 boats with some of the top sailors from Port Le Foret arriving yesterday including Jeremie Beyou, (winner of La Solitaire du Figaro 2005), Jeanne …
Rocks, tide, kelp and pilot problems…
The Solo Basse Normandie lived up to its reputation as one if the most tactical and challenging Figaro race courses. With a light forecast and strong tidal conditions, the racing took the fleet on a loop from Granville to Cherboug, …
A Summary of La Solo Concarneau
Later this afternoon, I head down to Lorient to join up with the Artemis Offshore Academy Squad to do some training with French Figaro coach, Nico Berenger. First on the agenda is a debrief on La Solo Concarneau and to …
My motivation for taking part is to learn how to “fight”
Here is my top 10 list of very hard challenging sailing events. The order is ranked based on personal experience, the event and the conditions experienced. Most are solo events, but the Amsterdam Extreme sailing event made the short list …
New sponsor, one message and a simple goal
It’s been a busy time. The Easter break with Vikki and the girls camping in north Cornwall was heaven. We felt like we deserved a good break, even if only for a few days and didn’t the sun shine! So …
How can Plymouth ensure it creates a social and economic legacy from hosting the ACWS?
The acting Chief Executive of Plymouth City Council, Anthony Payne and each of the city partners that met behind closed doors with the America’s Cup management team to hammer out a deal for the 2nd leg of the America’s Cup …
Blog: Solid start to the Figaro 2011 programme
Just a quick update and initial thoughts following the qualifier: First thoughts are, wow! That was a great introduction to the Figaro Class. The standard of the class is very high, in fact I would suggest that many of the …
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