Barcelona World Race, 1989-90 Whitbread Round the World Race, Sailing Videos
Barcelona World Race, March 1st: Day 61 - Daily video highlights above http://www.barcelonaworldrace.org/en/ #BWR2015 Barcelona World Race news--60 Days. Atlantic Open.: "... each of the top three are dealing with their own different options. are working strong W and SW'lies. But with the dominant high pressure to their west and moving east off the South American coast they are riding the top corner of a Roaring 40s' low. The combination is pressing them ever further east. Later this Sunday evening their breeze will drop away until they gybe tomorrow into the stronger downwind flow. While the Swiss-French duo had lost over 100 miles to the chasing pair, Neutrogena and GAES Centros Auditivos who were both fast coming into Cape Horn, the net gain today is back to Cheminées Poujoulat, returning their advantage above 1000 miles again today..."
Peter Montgomery on the Whitbread Round the World Race 1989-90
Whitbread Round the World Race was the predecessor to the Volvo Ocean Race (video above published on Feb 27, 2015)
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