Barcelona World Race: Record for Hugo Boss

Summary: PRB leads while Hugo Boss has set a new 24 hour record of 492.7 miles.

Details:

• Hugo Boss' record was set from 0700 GMT and 0700 GMT from 6th – 7th December average of 20.53 knots.
  
• Current high speeds is Hugo Boss at 21.3 knots.
• PRB's lead is down to 10 miles while Veolia leads Hugo Boss by just 7 miles for 4th.
• Paprec Vibrac and Hugo Boss are both to the south of the boats just in front of them.
  

References: 24 hour records

Weather: NW 15 to 25 knots.

Quotes:

Andrew Cape "It’s rough and bumpy out here and it’s getting colder by the day. We’ve got 20-25 knots from the north and we are blasting along at 22 knots."

Dominique Wavre: "We had been going well throughout the night and right until this morning. Suddenly there was a big bang whilst we were going full speed and Michèle came to wake me up– the port rudder blade seemed to have broken or bent.
We quickly pulled down the head sail that was flapping around all over the place and it ended up in a pile on the deck; unusable all the same…"

Alex Thomson: ""It is very ironic to think that this time last year I had just arrived in Cape Town having been rescued by Mike Golding, and here I am a year later having set a new world record."