Le Figaro leg heads for Brest

CROSSHAVEN and Cork bid ‘adieu’ to the 50 lionhearted Le Figaro sailors as they set off on the second leg of the race to Brest yesterday.

Conditions were not at all as had been expected when the fresh N-NW winds did not materialise for the start.

Conditions could not have been more mixed on the water: brilliant sunshine, sudden squalls with rain showers and a light breeze boxing the compass.