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Wednesday September 17, 2025 articles | Scanvoile – Overwhelps – Sports Sailing News
Southerners in charge of the Solitaire du Figaro, Jules Ducelier, Tom Goron and Victor Mathieu lead the fleet
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- Southerners in charge of the Solitaire du Figaro, Jules Ducelier, Tom Goron and Victor Mathieu lead the fleet
- In this second stage of the Solitaire du Figaro Paprec 2025 between the Bay of Morlaix and Vigo in Spain, two options were drawn over the hours. The first, that led by Jules Ducelier in the Normandy region, which is on the south towards a crossing point which will make them switch to the other side of the backbone. In the northwest of this fleet made up of 26 sailors, 7 solitary hopes, sailing in a slightly stronger wind, being able to lengthen the stride and fill this delay. Only Chloé Le Bars (Endobreizh) tries to find the southern escapes.
- Thierry Douillard succeeds Jean-Luc Nélias as Team Manager of the Macif stable, a team manager at the plural course
- The Macif team also experienced a change of importance on land this summer: Thierry Douillard succeeds Jean-Luc Nélias at the team Manager. A multidisciplinary navigator, he touched all forms of high -level sailing competitions, from the America Cup to the Racing match, including the extreme Sailing Series, a world tour in multihull with Thomas Coville on Sodebo, or the Sailgp circuit. Since 2020, he turned to coaching, notably with the French team from Sailgp, then on the America Cup project in Barcelona with Orient Express Team.
- The Azimut Challenge begins this Wednesday, Justine Mettraux and Xavier Macaire make Figures d’Outsider, “We start to be well wedged with Xavier”
- After a first part of the season disputed in crew, place to double on the Imoca Teamwork Team Snef. Reformed from the end of August for the first training sessions, the Justine-Xavier tandem tackles from September 17 to 21 at the Azimut Lorient Agglomeration, Change rehearsal before the Café L’Or in late October.
In this second stage of the Solitaire du Figaro Paprec 2025 between the Bay of Morlaix and Vigo in Spain, two options were drawn over the hours. The first, that led by Jules Ducelier in the Normandy region, which is on the south towards a crossing point which will make them switch to the other side of the backbone. In the northwest of this fleet made up of 26 sailors, 7 solitary hopes, sailing in a slightly stronger wind, being able to lengthen the stride and fill this delay. Only Chloé Le Bars (Endobreizh) tries to find the southern escapes.
Credit: Th Campion
Thierry Douillard succeeds Jean-Luc Nélias as Team Manager of the Macif stable, a team manager at the plural course
Credit: R Gladu
The Azimut Challenge begins this Wednesday, Justine Mettraux and Xavier Macaire make Figures d’Outsider, “We start to be well wedged with Xavier”
After a first part of the season disputed in crew, place to double on the Imoca Teamwork Team Snef. Reformed from the end of August for the first training sessions, the Justine-Xavier tandem tackles from September 17 to 21 at the Azimut Lorient Agglomeration, Change rehearsal before the Café L’Or in late October.
Credit: JL Carli
