Encouragements
On supprime le DNF et on retient le 4..3...2....et....1! Cela me parait une bonne progression pour cette première régate de la saison. Bravo JP; PM H
Conclure la saison sur une Victoire c'est très prometteur pour l'année prochaine ...!!! Félicitations Valérie
Belle remontée! on est tous avec toi pour cette fin de championnat. Bises et a samedi
Soirée des Champions Languedoc Roussillon - janv. 2012
Skimming along the English coast
Aug 1st
24 hours after the race start off Brittany’s Perros Guirec, the 47 solo sailors are right in the thick of it on the first leg which will take them as far as Caen. A major player in the opening stages of this race and seventh at Hand Deeps, Jean-Pierre Nicol has stuck to his guns by sailing his own race from the outset, initially through positioning himself to the East in the climb up to the British coast, then by opting to hug the land last night, just skimming past Start Point, while the leaders were keeping their distance from More >
A first high-risk stage
Jul 31st
38th in the prologue for the Solitaire du Figaro yesterday in Perros Guirec, northern Brittany, Jean-Pierre Nicol was essentially using the race to get his bearings with a view to tomorrow’s start. Reassured about the work carried out thus far and definitively focused on the objective for the upcoming first leg, the skipper of Bernard Controls knows that on a warm-up lap such as that, the end result has no bearing, but the manner in which you do things counts for a lot more. Making a committed start, the sailor from La Trinité sur Mer unfortunately hit the mark and More >
Jean-Pierre Nicol or the confidence of a sailor on land
Jul 26th
It’s the final home straight for the 47 competitors in the Solitaire du Figaro. The start of the season has seen some sailors competing in solo transatlantic races or events combining windward-leewards and port-to-port sprints, but now all those competing in the Figaro circuit have finally gathered in Perros Guirec, where they’re preparing for battle. First up is Friday’s Eric Bompard prologue, before things really start hotting up on Sunday morning with the start of the first leg. Fourth in the Generali Solo back in June after a performance coloured by solid progression and some daring, highly inspired moves, Jean-Pierre More >
