Figaro Racing: Season 1
- 06 - 10 - 11
- by Sam Goodchild
My first season in the Beneteau Figaro 2 class came to an end last week when we finished the Quiberon Solo.
There can be only one!
- 22 - 09 - 11
- by Pip Hare
The one design aspect of the series class was something that seriously appealed to me when I made my decision to buy a pogo 2 for the mini transat.
Double-handed racing in the Tour de Bretange
- 21 - 09 - 11
- by Sam Goodchild
The Tour de Bretagne proved to be an intense and exciting week of racing with 30 very closely matched Figaros sailing inshore and offshore double-handed.
First Briefing
- 18 - 09 - 11
- by Pip Hare
I think today was the start of a tense countdown to the start.
Measurement for the Mini Transat
- 18 - 09 - 11
- by Pip Hare
Yesterday was a land mark day in the run up to the start. I had my measurement.
I sailed like a muppet today
- 09 - 09 - 11
- by Pip Hare
I don’t know why, I just did; nothing went right, I made foolish beginners mistakes. The boat felt fine, it felt good but I was just sailing like an imbecile.
My First Figaro
- 07 - 09 - 11
- by Sam Goodchild
Having completed my first, and hopefully not my last, Solitaire du Figaro a couple weeks ago, I have had the chance to reflect on the experience.
