Leg 3: updates
16.09.20 10:30 CEST: position 11th / speed 3.8 knots / distance from leader 1.5 nautical miles Unbelievable. Bunched up next to each other edging ever closer to the finish.. Light winds are expected right [...]
Stage 3: how to follow
At 16:00 local time this Saturday the third stage of La Solitaire du Figaro will start, however this time the course will stay inshore, running along the coast for 492 miles from Dunkirk to [...]
Phil Sharp reflects on Leg 2
The second stage of La Solitaire du Figaro is complete, Phil Sharp, OceansLab skipper reports on the experience.. Credit Adrien Francois / La Solitaire du Figaro Race two complete! After almost [...]
Leg 2: updates
08.09.20 10:30 CEST: position 15th / speed 7.5 knots / distance from leader 11.4 nautical miles After last night's blast across the Channel the final stretch to Dunkerk has been one of opportunity. Gybing [...]
Stage 2: how to follow
At 11am local time stage 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro will start taking the 35 solo skippers on a 404 nautical mile journey from Saint Brieuc to Dunkirk. The challenges ahead include navigating [...]
Phil Sharp reflects on Leg 1
The first stage of La Solitaire du Figaro is complete, Phil Sharp, OceansLab skipper reports on the experience.. Phil Sharp - Figaro 3 OceansLab - Credit Vincent Olivaud "Ouch! What a [...]
Leg 1: updates
02.09.20 11:45 CEST: position 15th / speed 9.5 knots / distance from leader 10 nautical miles Currently racing in 15th position just 10 miles behind the leader, Phil is match racing three other boats [...]
How to follow La Solitaire du Figaro
Follow Phil Sharp’s journey as he takes on what has been referred to by Vendée Globe winners as the hardest race in the world, La Solitaire du Figaro. Official [...]
La Solitaire du Figaro starts Sunday
After nine years OceansLab skipper Phil Sharp returns to compete in the four-staged La Solitaire du Figaro event starting at 13:00 CEST this Sunday. Over four days the first of four races will take [...]
A tricky but positive race
Phil reflects on the final training race - the Solo Guy Cotten - ahead of the grand slam La Solitaire du Figaro, which starts at the end of August.. Credit Vincent Olivaud www.olivaud.com [...]