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A record for history

Nautica 21/04/2010

The New York - Barcelona Transoceanic Sailing Record has been established. Both cities have established a link sport, culture and education will prevail only as a brand in the world of ocean sailing.

From the terrace of the port of Barcelona W strobe lights off the bat of Estrella Damm appeared clearly on the horizon at 02 hours 37 minutes and 06 seconds on April 21 when Alex Pella, Pepe Ribes and Stan Schreyer crossed the line established by the track line the historic building from the city waterfront and the top of Tibidabo, another symbol of the sky of Barcelona. The record between New York and Barcelona was well established in 12 days, 06 hours, 03 minutes and 48 seconds (pending confirmation of the World Sailing Speed Record Council).

At that precise moment, the W Hotels sailed just 50 miles and was scheduled to arrive from a wide range of time because of anticipated drop-night calm of Pachi Rivero, Toño Piris, Peter B. Becker. The situation between the two ships has been changing since they entered the Mediterranean in the light wind was doing.

One of the many milestones set out in New York - Barcelona Sailing Record Transoceanic is to unite for the first time in a tour of a city record of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The climate of both seas has made his fame and honor each of them has characterized the navigation according to schedule.