Barcelona World Race - The next big test

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8:30 PM Fri 28 Jan 2011 GMT

'Mapfre - Barcelona World Race' ? Mar?a Mui?a

Barcelona World Race - All things being equal Spain?s double Olympic champions Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernandez on MAPFRE should be the second of the Barcelona World Race fleet to pass the longitude of Cape Horn late this evening or tomorrow morning. The duo, who have sailed more than a dozen years together in the 49er skiff, will pass the crucial race milestone around 48 hours after the race leaders Jean-Pierre Dick and Lo?ck Peyron. As a gateway into the Indian Ocean, the pair, who are both veterans of the crewed Volvo Ocean Race but are on their first IMOCA ...

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