Solitaire du Figaro: Leg 1
- 29 - 06 - 12
- by Henry Bomby
A fire’s brewing in my belly, a point to prove….
Build up to the Azores
- 27 - 06 - 12
- by Becky Scott
The final countdown has begun - It is only just over a month until the start of the Azores race, and I cannot believe how quickly it has come around.
Yachting Monthly Triangle Race: Leg 2, Kinsale to Treguier:
- 27 - 06 - 12
- by Sam Matson
The second leg of the race predicted some fresh to frightening weather, with gale warnings across the entire course at some point within 48 hours. Luckily the direction of the wind was in our favour, providing us with broad to beam reaching for the full 280nm.
D-2, Artemis boys look to the Solitaire du Figaro start
- 22 - 06 - 12
- by Marcus Hutchinson
We are now two days from the start of Leg One. It looks like it will be a classic Figaro leg rolling everything into one stage.
What to do?
- 22 - 06 - 12
- by Sam Goodchild
Here we are, 48hours before the start of the 2012 Solitaire du Figaro and there isn’t quite enough to do.
The competition
- 21 - 06 - 12
- by Nick Cherry
Three days till the start and yesterday evening’s rookie briefing with the six of us sat around one table helped focus the mind on on the competition for the prestigious “bizuth” rankings in this years race.
The place to be
- 20 - 06 - 12
- by Henry Bomby
I am not sure if it’s possible, but I am now even more excited to be starting my first Solitaire du Figaro this Sunday…
Volvo day out
- 20 - 06 - 12
- by Nick Cherry
This black beast was a thing of beauty, from the hand sprayed sea monster graphics all over the outside of the boat to the downstairs which still looked as good as new after 35,000 miles there was a vibe of perfection all round.
