French skipper Armel Le Cléac’h on Brit Air has won the first leg of Solitaire du Figaro.

Yann Eliès (Generali Europ Assistance) and Eric Peron (Skipper Masif 2009) crossed the finish line in second and third place respectively. The 45 skippers participating in the first leg of La Solitaire du Figaro from Le Havre to Gijón are now all moored on the pontoons getting some well-deserved rest after more than three days at sea. First rookie to finish was Yann Richomme (DLBC) in seventh place overall.

At precisely 01:42:32 a.m. on Saturday Armel Le Cléac’h on Brit Air crossed the finish line two miles outside the port of Gijon, on the Spanish Coast after 83 hours, 14 minutes and 32 seconds racing. He covered the 515 miles from Le Havre to Gijón at an average speed of 6.9 knots. Brit Air’s skipper has participated nine times in the Solitaire and scored three leg wins.

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