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Dick & Peyron leaders again at Cape Horn
At 1020hrs this Thursday morning Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron on Virbac-Paprec 3 lead the Barcelona World Race fleet past Cape Horn only four hours and 20 minutes ahead of Spain’s double Olympic medallists Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernandez. With just under 7000 miles to sail to the finish in Barcelona, the lead of Virbac-Paprec 3 was (...) -
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Leaders Dick & Peyrons rejoin the race
After two days on land, making key repairs to the rig and boat, Virbac-Paprec 3 is back on the racecourse and in pole position this afternoon. Jean-Pierre Dick and Loick Peyron (FRA) slipped their lines at exactly 1111hrs (CET) today, having completed the mandatory 48-hours on shore for their technical stopover. The Virbac-Paprec 3 team (...) -
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Michel Desjoyeaux : "We retire from the Barcelona World Race"
Michel Desjoyeaux(FRA) and François Gabart (FRA) contacted Barcelona World Race Course Direction at around 0349hrs UTC (0449hrs CET) to report that the top of the mast of their IMOCA Imoca #IMOCA Open 60 had broken at close to 0300hrs UTC (0400hrs CET). -
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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. 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. Sailng at an average of 21.51 knots this (...) -
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JP.Dick : "The mainsail track came away for 2.5 m"
Barcelona World Race 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. -
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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. -
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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 (...) -
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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 Imoca #IMOCA Open 60 President has lost its mast. -
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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. Plunging downwind in winds from 20-25 knots, with the odd stronger gust to keep the helms’ on their toes, has provided high speeds for the leading duos who (...) -
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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 when they brought Virbac-Paprec 3 into the Atlantic, passing Gibraltar at 1955hrs UTC last (...)
Course autour du monde en double au départ de Barcelone sur des monocoques de 60 pieds jauge IMOCA
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