Barcelona World Race - Foncia retires, compression expected

6:03 PM Wed 26 Jan 2011 GMT

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Barcelona World Race retirement of Michel Desjoyeaux and Fran?ois Gabart on Foncia came as a sudden and unexpected shock this morning, but such are the cruel fates which befall short handed racers in the hostile latitudes of the ?roaring forties?. Foncia lost the top section of their mast early this morning, in conditions which were consistent with the 25-30 knots of wind and 2-5 metres swell, but which were otherwise unremarkable for the waters in which the second placed IMOCA Open 60, launched in late September last year, was engaged in a prolonged and close duel with Virbac-Paprec 3. Suspended ...

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