The muscular trade winds are still providing constant high speeds for the leaders of the Barcelona World Race fleet with all of duos forced to think about nothing else but speed, spending hours on the helm to maximise gains and minimise losses in the thrilling sleigh ride towards the Doldrums.
Continue Reading ...The course is very long and, as he very well knows much can happen when racing around the world but Jean-Pierre Dick sailed into the second week of his second Barcelona World RACE in the same position as his first: leading the pack.
Continue Reading ...08/2010 – The Imoca skippers are due to meet up again in St Malo on 31st October for the Route du Rhum-la Banque Postale and in Barcelona on 31st December for the Barcelona World Race. 9 boats are set to compete in the Rhum and at least ten for the Barcelona. At the present time, […]
Continue Reading ...The 2004 edition of this mystical race started on november 7th at the Sables d'Olonne. Here is the official list of the 20 challengers: – Patrice Carpentier (FRA/VPM Matériaux) – Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA/Virbac-Paprec) – Raphaël Dinelli (FRA) – Mike Golding (GBR/Ecover) – Conrad Humphreys (GBR/Hellomoto) – Sébastien Josse (FRA/VMI) – Roland Jourdain (FRA/Sill) – Hervé […]
Continue Reading ...When they won the first of the six stage trophies, the North-South Mediterranean Trophy, Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron collected the first trophy of this Barcelona World Race when they brought Virbac-Paprec 3 into the Atlantic, passing Gibraltar at 1955hrs UTC last night.
Continue Reading ...12/2009 – NauticNews.com as Media Partner of the World Yacht Racing Forum that will be held in Monaco 9-10 December 2009, shares with you some views of sports marketing consultant Nick Masson on the current state of sailing sponsorship. Nick is CEO of Crossinitiatives and a specialist in strategy, planning and project management. Well known […]
Continue Reading ...Monday 31st May 2021, the launch ceremony of the new RSY 38m EXP took place in the presence of the owners and their family, in full compliance with the COVID measures, which did not hinder the important operations of launching a new boat.
