Barcelona World Race: Shocking news of fatal earthquake in New Zealand

8:13 PM Tue 22 Feb 2011 GMT

'We Are Water in the Indian Ocean - Barcelona World Race 2011' ? We Are Water

Barcelona World Race - From their remote locations in the Pacific Ocean, on the Tasman and in the Indian Ocean, and those not so remote, in the Cook Strait and stopped over in Wellington itself, skippers of the Barcelona World Race joined in solidarity with the people of Christchurch and New Zealand. News of the fatal earthquake on New Zealand?s south island came as a shock to most of the fleet this morning, and messages from the skippers reflected their concern and affection for the Kiwi nation. Co-skipper of Central Lechera Asturiana Juan Merediz remarked from the Pacific: 'The news ...

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