Cape Horn in sight for Barcelona World Race fleet

7:20 PM Wed 2 Mar 2011 GMT

'We Are Water - Barcelona World Race' Nico Martinez &copy

Cape Horn is the round the world racer?s ultimate milestone. It is the time that the bow is finally directed in a northerly direction, what feels like home-wards. In theory the wind ravaged Cape puts behind them the wild challenges of the southern oceans and starts the final long 10000 miles ascent of the Atlantic. For the leading Barcelona World Race pair, Virbac-Paprec 3 and Mapfre, there is likely to be little change in the intensity of their individual attack. The wind conditions may progressively ease, but both teams know that every mile gained and lost is a valuable one. ...

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