Barcelona World Race skippers facing intense conditions

6:01 PM Thu 24 Mar 2011 GMT

'Lo?ck Peyron and Jean-Pierre Dick on ghost mode' Virbac Paprec 3

The Barcelona World Race skippers aboard We are Water prepare for the worst as they face a severe Southern Ocean storm while Virbac-Paprec 3 enter 'stealth' mode. ?Let?s play!? commented Loick Peyron and Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) from Virbac-Paprec 3 this morning as they entered ?stealth? mode at 1000hrs (UTC). Their position or rankings will not be visible for 36 hours, ensuring that their movements will remain hidden from view by the fleet and nearest rivals Mapfre. Tactically the forthcoming upwind section of Atlantic raises an interesting dilemma for the front-runners, and particularly for Mapfre, 244 miles behind in this morning?s ...

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