Barcelona World Race: Estrella Damm retires

Summary: Headlines today are A. Estrella Damm retires and B. Veolia diverts due to engine problems.

Details:

• Estrealla Damm would have been 2500 miles behind which would be an uncompetitive situation.
• Veolia will divert to the Kerguelen Islands to make engine repairs. Their engine has not worked for several days.
• This leaves 5 boats racing with Paprec Vibrac leading and Hugo Boss now 2nd, Temenos 2 now 3rd.
• 438 miles for Paprec Vibrac.
  

References: Port aux Francais

Weather: WSW/WNW 20 to 30 knots.

Quotes:

Guillermo Altadil: "With 2,500 miles between ourselves and the leaders we would not be re-entering the race but effectively playing catch-up in a very dangerous part of the world."

Jonathan Mckee: "For me it has been a fantastic experience, both the preparation and the sailing itself. In some ways our performance has been disappointing. I know we made a lot of wrong decisions, of which I contributed to many."

Alex Thomson " Statistics suggest that only 50% of the boats that entered this race will finish and you need to be in it to win it. "

Adios Mckee and Altadil