Barcelona World Race start
by Barcelona World Race 11 Nov 2007 14:57 GMT
11 November 2007
The Barcelona World Race is underway, with a clean start on Sunday afternoon, under bright, sunny skies on a warm autumn day. In fact, conditions couldn't have been better for the start, with the wind building to a Southerly of near 10 knots, just ahead of the 13:00 start time (12:00 GMT).
An enormous spectator fleet of over 500 boats was on hand to celebrate the fleet of nine boats starting the Barcelona World Race, with many thousands more crowded along the shoreline to pay tribute to the 18 skippers as they embark on their three-month race around the planet.
Below are the rankings and the (local) time at each milestone for the teams as they crossed the starting line, rounded the first mark, and re-crossed the starting line gate en-route to Gibraltar.
Starting Order: (Ranking crossing the starting line at 13:00 local time)
1. Educación sin Fronteras
2. Mutua Madrileña
3. Veolia Environnement
4. Estrella Damm
5. Temenos II
6. PRB
7. Hugo Boss
8. Delta Dore
9. Paprec Virbac 2
1st Mark: (2.5 miles downwind of the starting line)
1. PRB 13:18:00
2. Hugo Boss 13:21:57
3. Paprec Virbac II 13:22:04
4. Delta Dore 13:22:17
5. Estrella Damm 13:22:37
6. Veolia Environnement 13:22:51
7. Temenos 13:22:57
8. Mutua Madrileña 13:23:01
9. Educación sin Fronteras 13:27:56
Gate: (back through starting line)
1. PRB 13:48:06
2. Delta Dore 13:54:44
3. Estrella Damm 13:56:00
4. Mutua Madrileña 13:56:08
5. Veolia 13:57:09
6. Paprec Virbac II 13:57:56
7. Temenos 13:59:49
8. Hugo Boss 14:00:24
9. Educación sin Fronteras 14:06:27