La Solitaire Du Figaro: Less than one week to go
by La Solitaire du Figaro 14 Aug 17:58 BST
La Solitaire Du Figaro sailors © La Solitaire Du Figaro
As the Figaro fleet heads to Nantes, this marks less than one week to go until the start of La Solitaire Du Figaro 2022. A different layout this year, three long legs as opposed to four, nearly 2,000 nautical miles of sailing ahead.
However the same basic Figaro rules:
- Identical one design boats
- One sailor
- No outside communications
The year the fleet will start in Nantes, after an initial 600 mile leg, will rest in Port La Foret, before another 600 mile leg to Royan with a final 700 mile leg from Royan back to St Nazaire.
Have a look at the video below to get an idea of what is involved in the legs;
The fleet can be tracked live through YellowBrick and on the event website.
Three Irish skippers will be sailing this year, Kenny Rumball, Tom Dolan and Conor Fogerty.