Barcelona World Race - Technical stop for leader

4:25 AM Fri 14 Jan 2011 GMT

'Virbac Paprec 3 - Barcelona World Race' Yvan Zedda &copy

Barcelona World Race leaders Jean-Pierre Dick and Lo?ck Peyron are preparing to make a technical stop in Brasil to make a repair to their main sheet track on Virbac-Paprec 3. A length of around 2.50 metres of the track is reported to have been lifted away from the deck. Virbac-Paprec 3 is sailing presently off the coast of Brasil in SE?ly winds of 15 knots under full main and Solent headsail. The duo lead the race by approximately 50 miles from Foncia, Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA) and Francois Gabart (FRA), who are also preparing for a stop in or near R?cife, ...

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