By Thomas Howson — La Solitaire du Figaro
Loïs Berrehar (Banque Populaire) crossed the finish line in Vigo in second place on Thursday at 7:29:10 AM French time, 37 minutes and 34 seconds behind winner Tom Dolan (Kingspan).
The French skipper completed the opening leg of the 57th Solitaire du Figaro Paprec in 3 days, 20 hours, 59 minutes and 10 seconds. While the theoretical course distance was 610 nautical miles, Berrehar actually covered 669.61 miles at an average speed of 7.20 knots.

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Loïs Berrehar (Banque Populaire), runner-up on leg one.
Originally published in French by La Solitaire du Figaro.











