Jean-Pierre Dick and Damian Foxall crossed the finishing line of the Barcelona World Race at 21:49:49 (French time GMT+1). At an average speed of 11.3 knots, the French-Irish duo took 92 days, 8 hours, 49 minutes and 49 seconds, to race the 28,329 miles (52,465 km) of this first Barcelona World Race.
The Paprec-Virbac 2 60 foot monohull led the race for 67 consecutive days. Today, this Farr design, signs its first victory, for its first time in a race, and only 8 months after its creation (editor’s note: launched on 2 February 2007 in New Zealand)!
The Dick-Foxall duo was able to steer the 18.28 metres of carbon two-handed, dressed in the colours of their loyal supporters: Paprec and Virbac, who were very proud to salute the performance of the two skippers this evening.
Three important stages can be distinguished in this two-handed race. The first corresponds to the run down the Atlantic, marked by a duel between Paprec-Virbac 2 and PRB. The second took place between the Cape of Good Hope and Wellington with Veolia Environment and Hugo Boss, chasing them. Lastly, was the third stage of this round-the-world, during which Paprec-Virbac 2 practically went it alone.
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