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Barcelona World Race - A long term strategy that has paid off

9:05 PM Thu 10 Mar 2011 GMT

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

Barcelona World Race competitors Jean-Pierre Dick and Lo?ck Peyron have, since ther rounded Cape Horn last Thursday, remained faithful to their strategy for tackling the Saint-Helena anticyclone despite the come-back of Mapfr?. Today they have benefitted from this move east. In the 15:00 hour ranking, Virbac-Paprec 3 has a 347 mile lead on Mapfr?, which is caught in the centre of this high pressure. The French duo are now making headway to the equator. Can you tell us more about this strategy? JP: 'We chose to sail east of the Saint-Helena anticyclone, avoiding getting too close to the centre of ...

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