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Just after 4:30am local time boat number 677 skippered by Mini GAES Solidaria team member, Joel Miró crossed the finishing line of the second leg in the Charente Maritime / Bahia Transat 6.50. This now means that all of the six members of the Spanish fleet have now completed the race.

A tactical error at the start of the race put Joel right to the back of the rankings. After the start at Funchal Joel Miró followed Gerard Marín, Toni Weijl and Andrea Caracci’s trail towards the East of the Canary Islands and got stuck in a breezeless pocket that took two days to escape from. However, the Spanish sailor didn’t give up and he slowly began to climb positions once he hit the trade winds.

Unfortunately for the Spaniard, the chances to make a good finish faded away with that mistaken tactical call, but Miró fought all the way and managed to climb more than fifteen places during the regatta.

Rankings: 26th October 09:00 GMT
Prototypes Division:  
                                                 
1.    Ruyant, Thomas / Faber France (FRA). Finished. 18 days, 20 hours, 16 minutes and 34 seconds. (6.91 knots theoretical average speed).
2.    Delesne, Bertrand / Entreprendre Durablement (FRA). Finished. 19 days, 02 hours, 45 minutes and 43 seconds. (6.81 knots theoretical average speed).
3.   Schipman, Henri Paul / Maison de l’Avenir Urbatys (FRA). Finished. 19 days, 02 hours, 46 minutes and 10 seconds. (6.81 knots theoretical average speed).
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17.  Corbella, Anna / Gaes Solidaria 385 (ESP). Finished. 21 days, 02 hours, 53 minutes and 39 seconds. (6.16 knots theoretical average speed).
18.  Sanchis, Juan Carlos / Somni – Gaes Solidaria 403 (ESP). Finished. 21 days, 08 hours, 57 minutes and 35 seconds. (6.09 knots theoretical average speed).
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20.  Weijl, Toni / Gaes Solidaria 684 (ESP). Finished. 21 days, 09 hours, 53 minutes and 30 seconds. (6.08 knots theoretical average speed).
21. Marín, Gerard / Gaes Solidaria 727 (ESP). Finished. 21 days, 17 hours, 14 minutes and 50 seconds. (5.99 knots theoretical average speed).
32 entries.

Series Division:

1.   Dalin, Charlie / Cherche Sponsor- charliedalin.com (FRA). Finished. 20 days, 06 hours, 36 minutes and 00 seconds. (6.42 knots theoretical average speed).
2.   Lobato, Francisco / Roff Tmn (POR). Finished. 20 days, 17 hours, 08 minutes and 15 seconds. (6.28 knots theoretical average speed).
3.   Macaire, Xavier / Masoco Bay (FRA). Finished. 20 days, 19 hours, 55 minutes and 16 seconds. (6.25 knots theoretical average speed).
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15. Ramon, Hugo / Nassau – Gaes Solidaria 450 (ESP).  Finished. 21 days, 18 hours, 08 minutes and 05 seconds. (5.98 knots theoretical average speed).
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32. Miró, Joel / Gaes Solidaria 677 (ESP). No official data
46 entries.