By Thomas Howson — La Solitaire du Figaro
Paul Cousin (Région Normandie) crossed the line at Le Havre in fifth place and first rookie on Thursday at 01:41:16 French time, 23 minutes and 19 seconds behind Paul Morvan (French Touch – Foricher). The French skipper took 3 days, 6 hours, 41 minutes and 16 seconds to complete the theoretical 630-nautical-mile course of the third stage of the 57th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec. In reality, he covered 684.60 nautical miles at an average speed of 8.70 knots. ©Thomas Campion Paul Cousin (Région Normandie), first rookie on stage three: *subject to protest
Originally published in French by La Solitaire du Figaro.
