Barcelona World Race - Foncia in Cape Town

2:29 AM Sun 30 Jan 2011 GMT

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Barcelona World Race update from Team Foncia. Greeted by the Foncia Team?s shore crew and Yves G?vin, Chairman of the Board within Foncia Group, Michel Desjoyeaux and Fran?ois Gabart arrived in the port of Cape Town early afternoon on this Saturday 29 January. After breaking the top section of the mast last Wednesday and their retirement from the Barcelona World Race, the crew?s minds are already focused on the future. Indeed it?s been a great way to learn some valuable lessons from this first joint adventure, based on the passion of top level competition, the exchange and shared experience of ...

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