Barcelona World Race - Ever changing rhythm



6:43 PM Thu 3 Feb 2011 GMT
'Pachi Rivero and Antonio Piris, Renault Z.E. - Barcelona World Race' ? Miquel Casanelles
Barcelona World Race - If there is one theme which has surfaced regularly so far in this second edition of the Barcelona World Race it is that there has been so few sustained periods of constant rate and rhythm. The trade winds from the Canaries to south of the Cape Verdes were more intense than usual, the South Atlantic was light, disorganised and at times chaotic and now the Indian Ocean is proving a challenging taskmaster all the way through the fleet. The fleet?s most experienced circumnavigator Dominique Wavre, in sixth place on Mirabaud, not only reflected today that he ...


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