Barcelona World Race - Half way there? Or half way home? Or not?

9:28 PM Sat 12 Feb 2011 GMT

'Barcelona World Race' Barcelona World Race ?

Barcelona World Race - It's a theoretical distance, but 25,000 miles is the published course distance. And this evening Jean-Pierre Dick and Loick Peyron have 12,487.3 miles to sail to the finish. Call it half way? Well, in one theory, but bear in mind we are at day 43 and the race record is nearly 93 days. For all that the conditions are tough, speeds among the top three boats remain high, and even. Jean-Pierre Dick and Lo?ck Peyron are quickest, making 18.5kts between the final two rankings today to ease a few more miles off the Spanish duo who ...

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