After more than 110 days of racing, Andy Meiklejohn and Wouter Verbraak were making steady progress this afternoon with less than 100 miles to the finish concentrating on bringing Hugo Boss home across the finish line after a slow, problematic period during yesterday evening and this morning when they were often slowed to just 5-6kts. The Kiwi-Dutch duo passed only six … Continue reading »
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Caffari and Corbella Close to Victory
Dee Caffari and Anna Corbella are around 24 hours away from claiming their respective round the world records Caffari and Corbella onboard GAES Centros Auditivos are expected to cross the Barcelona World Race finish line between 19:00 and 23:00 (BST) on Tuesday 12 April 2011 Dee Caffari, 38, and Anna Corbella, 34, are now approximately … Continue reading »
[BWR] Renault Place Third
Ghosting across the windless finish line in the bright morning sunshine, making the final metres to complete their third placed by sheer willpower and motivation, Pachi Rivero and Toño Piris the childhood friends who met nearly 40 years ago as grommet surfers on the beaches of their native Santander, finalised the podium for this second … Continue reading »
MAPFRE Finish in Second
MAPFRE have finished second in the Barcelona World Race, crossing the finish line at 0917hrs (UTC) today. Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernadez completed the 25,200 miles course in an elapsed time of 94 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes and 35 seconds.Their average pace on MAPFRE was 11.07 knots for the theoretical course distance, sailing an … Continue reading »
[BWR Update] No, We Haven’t Forgotten About You
Aboard MAPFRE, things are tensing up. Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernandez are just 71 nm from the finish line in Barcelona. Below is a description of their final push. (Note: The Barcelona World Race text printed below was issued at 7:20 pm Barcelona Time. This means that mileages, speeds, and positions may not be accurate … Continue reading »
[BWR Update] Words from the Winners
For Loick Peyron and Jean Pierre-Dick, it’s pure exuberance as they cross the finish line first in the Barcelona World Race. Here’s what they had to say. Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA): “[I feel] a lot of emotions, quite indescribable, I am so happy to be here. I had my objective and today it has been satisfied. … Continue reading »
First Finishers in Barcelona World Race
Breaking the finish line this Monday morning at 10hrs 20mins 36 seconds (UTC) Jean-Pierre Dick (45) and Loïck Peyron (51) have won the second edition of the Barcelona World Race on Virbac-Paprec 3, completing the 25,200 miles round the world race in 93 days, 22 hours, 20 mins and 36 seconds at an average speed … Continue reading »
Homestretch for Barcelona World Race Skippers
Leader Virbac-Paprec 3 is only 254 nm from Barcelona, and second-place boat MAPFRE is only 207 nm behind them. As three months sailing the world’s oceans is about to come to an end, it’s a bittersweet ending for skippers. Jean-Pierre Dick and Loick Peyron may be on track to win the second edition of the … Continue reading »
Mirabaud Dismasted off South American Coast
Race Direction of Barcelona World Race in Barcelona were informed of the dismasting of the IMOCA Open 60 Mirabaud at 1646 UTChrs this evening. The yacht skippered by Dominique Wavre (SUI) and Michèle Paret (FRA) had been racing in difficult conditions since this morning, with strong headwinds and rough seas. During his daily radio transmission … Continue reading »
Groupe Bel Drops Barcelona World Race
Kito de Pavant and Sébastien Audigane, the two crewmembers aboard Barcelona World Race entry Groupe Bel arrived in Ushuaia, Argentina on Wednesday night to assess the damage to the keel aboard their IMOCA Open 60. After making an assessment of the damage while the boat was out of water, de Pavant and Audigane made the … Continue reading »
