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Barcelona World Race
Michel Desjoyeaux : "We retire from the Barcelona World Race"
Michel Desjoyeaux(FRA) and François Gabart (FRA) contacted Barcelona World Race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace Course Direction at around 0349hrs UTC (0449hrs CET) to report that the top of the mast of their IMOCA Open 60 had broken at close to 0300hrs UTC (0400hrs (...) -
Barcelona World Race
Virbac Paprec 3 covers 516 miles in 24 hours!
Consistently covering over 500 miles in 24-hours, Jean-Pierre Dick and Loick Peyron (FRA) are setting the pace in the Barcelona World Race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace . The Virbac Paprec 3 duo’s total mileage peaked earlier today at 516.37 nautical miles, achieved between 0900hrs (UTC) yesterday morning and 0900 today. (...) -
Barcelona World Race
JP.Dick : "The mainsail track came away for 2.5 m"
Barcelona World Race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace leaders Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron are preparing to make a technical stop in Brasil to make a repair to their main sheet track on Virbac-Paprec 3. -
Barcelona World Race
Hugo Boss races on without Alex Thomson
Alex Thomson has made the decision to remain in England to be able to closely monitor the progress of his infant son Oscar who was diagnosed with a heart condition called coarctation of the aorta. -
Barcelona World Race
Logistics being organised for Foncia’s pit stop
Friday 14 January, Michel Desjoyeaux and François Gabart are likely to make for the quays of Recife or a neighbouring port to replace the sacrificial bow of their boat. The logistics for this technical pit stop are currently being set in motion. The work on site could take twenty hours or so. This amount of time will unfortunately be necessary (...) -
Barcelona World Race
Jean Le Cam et Bruno García have broken their mast
Jean Le Cam reported to Race Direction of the Barcelona World Race at 1925hrs (UTC) this Monday evening that the IMOCA Open 60 President has lost its mast. -
Barcelona World Race
Top 10 at plus 10kts averages in the Trade Winds
Fast sailing in the NE’ly trade winds, one of the most enjoyable stages of round the world racing, has been order of the day for the top 10 boats in the Barcelona World Race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace . Plunging downwind in winds from 20-25 knots, with the odd stronger gust to keep the helms’ on their toes, has (...) -
Barcelona World Race
Dick & Peyron first to escape from Gibraltar
When they won the first of the six stage trophies, the North-South Mediterranean Trophy, Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron collected the first trophy of this Barcelona World Race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace when they brought Virbac-Paprec 3 into the Atlantic, passing Gibraltar at 1955hrs UTC last (...) -
Velux 5 Oceans
Christophe Bullens retires
BELGIAN solo sailor Christophe Bullens has been left with no choice but to retire from the VELUX 5 OCEANS Velux 5 Oceans #Velux5Oceans following a string of technical problems onboard his yacht. After a catalogue of breakages and equipment failures the final straw came just an hour after setting sail from Cape Town for the third time when (...) -
Barcelona World Race
2nd BWR launched from Barcelona
Fourteen IMOCA monohulls have taken the start of the second edition of the Barcelona World Race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace . Kito de Pavant & Sébastien Audigane aboard Groupe Bel were the first to leave Barcelona. They were followed by Michel Desjoyeaux & François Gabart on Foncia and Gaes steered by Dee Caffari & (...)
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