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How Alexis Loison won the Solitaire du Figaro after 19 attempts: ‘In solo racing you have to be good at everything’

Caroline Liabot Photographe/Rolex Fastnet Race French skipper Alexis Loison spent two decades chasing one elusive dream before securing a historic win in the Solitaire du Figaro Most sailors would have simply given up, but Alexis Loison kept coming back. For 19 editions of La Solitaire du …Continue reading » The post.

How Alexis Loison won the Solitaire du Figaro after 19 attempts: ‘In solo racing you have to be good at everything’

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Caroline Liabot Photographe/Rolex Fastnet Race French skipper Alexis Loison spent two decades chasing one elusive dream before securing a historic win in the Solitaire du Figaro Most sailors would have...

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Caroline Liabot Photographe/Rolex Fastnet Race French skipper Alexis Loison spent two decades chasing one elusive dream before securing a historic win in the Solitaire du Figaro Most sailors would have simply given up, but Alexis Loison kept coming back. For 19 editions of La Solitaire du …Continue reading » The post.

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Caroline Liabot Photographe/Rolex Fastnet Race French skipper Alexis Loison spent two decades chasing one elusive dream before securing a historic win in the Solitaire du Figaro Most sailors would have simply given up, but Alexis Loison kept coming back. For 19 editions of La Solitaire du …Continue reading » The post.

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