Barcelona World Race - Foncia closes gap on leader

11:43 AM Fri 7 Jan 2011 GMT

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Barcelona World Race update. Passing closer to Madeira and sailing a little faster through the night, Michel Desjoyeaux and Francois Gabart on Foncia have halved their deficit on Virbac-Paprec 3's Jean Pierre Dick and Loick Peyron. Last night Foncia was 26 miles behind and this morning it is cut to just 13. As the breeze clocks more NE'ly and lightens, for what will be a downwind passage towards the Canaries, today will be an interesting one as the leading duo line up. La Palma the most westerly island, is 140 miles almost dead downwind of today's course and so the ...

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