Barcelona World Race - Virbac Paprec 3 covers 516 miles in 24 hours!

12:22 PM Sat 22 Jan 2011 GMT

'Virbac- Paprec 3 - Barcelona World Race' Yvan Zedda &copy

Barcelona World Race - Potential new 60ft monohull 24-hour record Virbac Paprec 3, currently lying second in the Barcelona World Race has sailed 516 nautical miles over the past 24 hours, potentially establishing a new speed record for the IMOCA 60 class. The total of 516.37 miles was calculated as the distance covered by Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) and Loick Peyron (FRA) by Barcelona World Race tracking between 0900h (UTC) on January 21 and 0900h today, January 22 2011. This equates to an average speed of 21.51 knots The distance is subject to ratification by the World Sailing Speed Record Council ...

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