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Barcelona World Race - Foncia report their dismasting and retire

9:39 AM Wed 26 Jan 2011 GMT

'Foncia - Barcelona World Race' ? B.Stichelbaut / Sea&Co

Barcelona World Race - Following the first news this morning of Foncia?s breaking their mast top this report was sent from Foncia?s Michel Desjoyeaux and Fran?ois Gabart at 0659hrs this Wednesday morning. 'On January 26th 2011 at 0240hrs UTC positioned at 41?12,6 S and 8?59,8 E Foncia was sailing a course of 115 degrees at an average of 18 knots under Solent and one reef with the wind at 140 degree blowing at 25-30 knots, wind swell, and had the same conditions for around eight hours. The mast broke above the solent hound, in other words around 25 metres above ...

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