Legendary Sailors
The Beneteau Figaro 2 has been the fundamental building block boat for the great French offshore sailors. 7 of 8 Vendee Globe Winners have come from the Figaro class.
These sailors are 3 x Winners of the Solitaire du Figaro. The Solitaire is perhaps the hardest sailboat race in the world to win. The race is in 4 stages, ~500 nautical miles per stage, singlehanded, a different course every year, usually with ~50 Figaros, strictly one-design, on the starting line.
2015 Solitaire du Figaro – Fastnet course is Leg 3! 
Michel Desjoyeaux, Winner of Vendee Globe 2000-1 & 2008-9 
Jean Le Cam – 2nd in Vendee Globe 2004-5 
Jeremie Beyou – 3rd in Vendee Globe 2016-17 
Yann Elies – 5th in Vendee Globe 2016-17 
Solitaire du Figaro – 2019