Irish solo sailor Tom Dolan achieved a tenth-place finish on the 395-mile offshore race of the event, which took place on Friday afternoon.
After two days of inshore races, Dolan recovered from a disappointing start to the offshore race and gradually worked his way up to the top third of the fleet between the Ile de Yeu and the finish line in Concarneau.
Dolan narrowly missed ninth place by a few seconds.
He finished 12th overall based on points aggregated over the two inshore races and the long offshore.
"I need to to stay clear-headed and focused right to the end"
Dolan acknowledged that the hierarchy was established early in the race and there were no strategic options to play, but he managed to gain a few places back on sheer speed.
The County Meath man stated that he performs better in longer races and when he stays clear-headed and focused until the end.
"The longer the races are, the better I seem to do, and when I don’t make mistakes, I am certainly fast,” he said after racing.
Dolan will take a short break before the La Solitaire du Figaro, which starts on August 27th.