Paprec Figaro Solo Race 2026

Pornichet will welcome the sailors competing in the 2026 edition of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec at the end of the second leg, which starts in Vigo, Spain. La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec is a solo, multi-leg sailing race that starts in France and covers a distance of 1,500 to 2,000 nautical miles. Since 2019, it has been contested using Bénéteau Figaro 3 boats.

An exhibitor village will be set up at Place des Océanes.

The schedule

Wednesday, May 27
- 2:00 p.m.: Village opens
- 3:00 p.m.: Village inauguration
- 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Concert by Les Débarqués (folk music, Irish traditions, and sea shanties) at the village
- 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: introductory kayaking and canoeing sessions from the beaching area with Canoë Kayak Presqu’île Côte d’Amour—registration required
- 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: arrival of skippers at the marina
- 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM: Interactive performance by the Mic Mac theater company in the village
- 3:45 PM to 6:00 PM: One-hour catamaran trips to experience sailing in the bay with Mouette and Sea—registration required
- 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM: Agnès and Virginie invite you to a reading session
- 7:00 PM: Village closes

Thursday, May 28
- 10:00 AM: Village opens
- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: scroll sawing and rope-making with L’Outil en Main at the village
- 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.: La Fresque Océane at the village
- 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Talk by Julien Mabit, skipper and manager of the Yagga, on the key aspects of the Solitaire du Figaro Paprec and the demands of this race in the village
- 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Introduction to beach walking at Libraires Beach—registration required
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Tour of the Figaro Bénéteau 3 at the marina—registration required
- 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM: Kayak and canoe introductory sessions from the beaching area with Canoë Kayak Presqu’île Côte d’Amour—registration required
- 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM: Solitaire news update at the village
- 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM: Stage 2 awards ceremony in the village
- 7:00 PM: Village closes
- 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM: Screening of the documentary *Maiden*, followed by a discussion at La Toile de Mer cinema

Friday, May 29
- 10:00 a.m.: Village opens
- 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.: SNSM activities in the village, including raft percussion demonstrations
- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: scroll sawing and rope-making with *L’Outil en Main* at the village
- 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: roundtable discussion on women in sailing at the village
- 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Introduction to stretching at Libraires Beach—registration required
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Tour of the Figaro Bénéteau 3 at the marina—registration required
- 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM: Introductory kayaking and canoeing sessions from the beach launch site with Canoë Kayak Presqu’île Côte d’Amour—registration required
- 5:00 PM to 5:20 PM: Adaptive sailing in the village
- 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM: Solitaire news update in the village
- 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM: Screening of the film “En solitaire” at La Toile de Mer cinema
- 7:00 PM: Village closes

Saturday, May 30
- 10:00 a.m.: Village opens
- 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.: "The Secret Life of Our Beaches" by Echos Nature in the village—registration required
- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: scroll cutting and rope-making with L’Outil en Main in the village
- 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Introductory sessions on climbing masts with Compagnie LezAccros in the village
- 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.: SNSM activities in the village, including raft percussion demonstrations
- 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: The association Les Matelots de la vie will be present in the village
- 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Adapted sea excursions departing from the marina—registration required
- 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Skippers’ presentation in the village
- 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Talk by Jean-Yves Chauve, who served as the Solitaire du Figaro’s doctor for 30 years
- 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Introductory kayaking and canoeing sessions from the beach launch site with Canoë Kayak Presqu’île Côte d’Amour—registration required
- 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Hike from the village to Pointe de Congrigoux—registration required
- 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: “History of Recreational Boating” tour in the village—registration required
- 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Performance by the Bagad de la Presqu’île Ar Poullig Gwenn in the village
- 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM: Tour of the marina—registration required
- 5:00 PM: Race start
- 7:00 PM: Village closes

Sunday, May 31
- 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Boat sale around the harbor master’s office
- 10:00 a.m.: Village opens
- 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Introductory mast-climbing sessions with the LezAccros Company in the village
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM: introductory kayaking and canoeing sessions from the beaching pier with Canoë Kayak Presqu’île Côte d’Amour—registration required
- 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Bungy Pump intro sessions with Rando Côte d’Amour—registration required
- 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Concert by “Entre chant et gréments” (traditional sea shanties from the Vieux Gréements de Saint-Nazaire) in the village
- 5:00 p.m.: Village closes