Barcelona World Race team Hugo Boss fighting upwind



6:23 PM Fri 15 Apr 2011 GMT
'Jaume Mumbru - Barcelona World Race' ? We Are Water
Barcelona World Race duo Andy Meiklejohn and Wouter Verbraak onboard Hugo Boss are experiencing again a slow passage through the Mediterranean After the start in early January Meiklejohn and Verbraak did not particularly enjoy their slow exit from the Mediterranean and passage down to the Canary Islands' when they finally hit the trade winds, but the same stretch of water is being no less compliant on their return, certainly not recognising the achievements of the duo so far. The saving grace at day 104 of their race, is that every mile gained is one closer to home but the Kiwi-Dutch ...


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