Barcelona World Race - Caffari and Corbella wait for the weather

10:46 AM Fri 25 Mar 2011 GMT

'Anna Corbella and Dee Caffari onboard GAES Centros Auditivos - Barcelona World Race 2011' ? Chris Cameron / DPPI / Barcelona World Race

Barcelona World Race Day 84 and the all female duo aboard GAES Centros Auditivos are still waiting for suitable calm weather conditions to be able to affect a repair to the crack in the ballast tank discovered a week ago. Although a temporary fix has been put in place, Caffari needs the winds to drop before she can carry out more extensive work which she hopes will hold for the next 3,500 miles until they cross the finish line in Barcelona. The repair will involve Caffari cutting into the ballast tank to mend both sides of the damage and the ...

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by Coralie Rassinoux