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Barcelona World Race: 2018-19 edition suspended, organisers aim for a fourth edition in 2022-23
In view of the political and institutional difficulties faced in Spain, the FNOB (Barcelona Ocean Sailing Foundation) Board of Trustees has decided to suspend the upcoming edition of the Barcelona World Race, due to start on the 12th of January 2019. -
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Barcelona World Race : Jorg Riechers and Sebastien Audigane take sixth place
Jorg Riechers (GER) and Sebastien Audigane (FRA) brought their Barcelona World Race to an end today (Thursday) when they sailed Renault Captur across the finish line off the Catalan capital’s landmark W-Hotel at 11:35:22hrs UTC to take sixth place. The German-French duo complete the 23,321 miles theoretical course in 105 days 23 hours 35 (...) -
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Barcelona World Race : Brothers Bruno and Willy Garcia finish fifth
Theirs was one of the most epic battles of the Barcelona World Race, exchanging places with One Planet One Ocean & Pharmaton throughout almost the entire 23,000-mile course. As We Are Water entered the Mediterranean three days ago they were fewer than 60 miles behind their long-term rivals, closing to just 44 miles as strong headwinds (...) -
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Barcelona World Race : Aleix Gelabert and Didac Costa take 4th
In the end, the Mediterranean was kind to Aleix Gelabert and Didac Costa on One Planet One Ocean & Pharmaton. The Barcelona duo, who had fought so hard and so exceeded expectations to score a hugely deserved fourth place, were granted a respite from the battering headwinds which signalled their entry to the Alboran Sea, whilst avoiding the (...) -
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Barcelona World Race : Anna Corbella and Gerard Marin are third
Sailing GAES Centros Auditivos the female-male duo crossed the finish line off Barcelona’s W-Hotel this Wednesday afternoon April 1st at 17h 09min 28sec UTC. Their elapsed time for theoretical course of 23,321 miles from Barcelona to Barcelona via the three great capes, Good Hope, Leeuwin and Cape Horn is 91days 05hours 9 mins 28 sec. (...) -
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Barcelona World Race : Guillermo Altadill and José Muñoz finish second
Neutrogena mené par Guillermo Altadill (Espagne) et José Muñoz (Chili), a franchi en deuxième position la ligne d’arrivée de la Barcelona World Race à 01h47mn, le 31 mars. Neutrogena a bouclé son tour du monde à la vitesse moyenne de 10,86 nœuds. La distance effectivement parcourue durant cette course est de 27 788,34 milles à la (...) -
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Barcelona World Race : Bernard Stamm and Jean Le Cam winners of the 2014-2015 edition
Cheminées Poujoulat, co-skippered by Bernard Stamm, 51, (Switzerland) and Jean Le Cam, 55 (France), sailed to victory today, winning the third edition of the Barcelona World Race, the non stop, round the world race for two crew, crossing the finish line at 17:50:25hrs UTC (18:50:25hrs CET/Barcelona) in light winds, 10-15kts SE and smooth seas. (...) -
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Barcelona World Race : Bernard Stamm & Jean Le Cam exit the North Atlantic and head into the Mediterranean
Jean Le Cam and Bernard Stamm on board Cheminées Poujoulat have become the first team to return to the Mediterranean in the Barcelona World Race, crossing the longitude of Gibraltar this morning at 08.30 (UTC). The leaders kept a course close to the North African shore, before a rapid transit through the Straits in a 20-knot (...) -
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Barcelona World Race : Jörg Riechers & Sébastien Audigane sixth around Cape Horn
It has been a day of landmarks – both tangible and invisible - for the Barcelona World Race fleet. For Jörg Riechers and Sébastien Audigane the landmark was very much a physical one, as Cape Horn presented the Renault Captur pair with one of the most fearsome Pacific Ocean farewells of any Barcelona World Race (...) -
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Barcelona World Race : Bernard Stamm & Jean Le Cam firsts to round the Cape Horn
Cheminées Poujoulat, which has lead the two handed round the world race for 39 days, has passed Cape Horn (67°15 11 W) at 01:00 UTC (02:00 Barcelona time, 22:00 Chilean time).
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