26/10/09 Joel Miró reaches Bahia Joel Miró, the final Mini GAES Solidaria team member to finish the second leg of the Mini Transat 6.50 is now in Bahia (Brazil). The Spanish skipper crossed the finishing line at 04:30 local time. |
25/10/09 Big Spanish arrival in Bahia Juan Carlos Sanchis, Toni Weijl, Gerard Marín and Hugo Ramón reached the Brazilian port during last night and this morning (GMT). The only Mini GAES Solidaria member left to finish is Joel Miró, who is due to cross the line... |
24/10/09 Anna Corbella, the first woman Barcelona's Anna Corbella has completed the second leg in the Transat 6.50 in 21 days, 2 hours, 53 minutes and 39 seconds. She is the first Spanish woman to complete a solo transatlantic regata, and with her finishing... |
23/10/09 Less than 24 hours to go until the first Mini GAES Solidaria entry finishes Around 10:00 GMT on Saturday is the predicted arrival time for the first of the Spanish Mini GAES Solidaria entries to reach Salvador de Bahia (Brazil). Charlie Dalin continues to lead in the Series Division and is less than... |
22/10/09 Thomas Ruyant wins the Transat 6.50 Frenchman Thomas Ruyant and his Prototype ‘France Faber’ have been the first to arrive at the port of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. The skipper crossed the Charente Maritime / Bahia Transat 6.50 finish line at 9am 18 minutes... |
21/10/09 Fastest first The race leaders are currently sailing with 15 knots of breeze over the quarter, which means that the finish will be decided by the speed of each boat, with little room for tactics. The Mini GAES Solidaria skippers continue... |
20/10/09 The countdown begins... The leader of the fleet is now less than 500 miles from the finish and has managed averages of 12 knots over the last 24 hours. Five of the six Mini GAES Solidaria skippers are still sailing together, some 350 miles away... |
19/10/09 Fernando de Noronha ahoy! The top group in the fleet is just hours away from the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, and the gap with their rivals is growing. The Mini GAES Solidaria team members continue to sail close together. Hugo Ramón is still... |
18/10/09 The Mini GAES Solidaria team stick together Five of the six Mini GAES Solidaria team members are sailing within a ten mile radius of one and other. The best-placed of the Spaniards is Hugo Ramon (8th Series Division) who is sailing among his team-mates from the... |
17/10/09 The accordion expands The fleet begins to spread out as the leader group heads into the trade winds. Hugo Ramon, who yesterday reached second place, is now fourth and abandons the western tactic. Toni Weijl has moved up three places. Forecasts... |
16/10/09 Hugo Ramón, in fourth place, 27 miles from leader The Spanish Mini GAES Solidaria team skipper Hugo Ramón has managed to scale 13 places in the overall rankings of the Series Division. Great speed and tactics allowed the sailor to reduce the gap with the race leader,... |
15/10/09 The demanding DoldrumsThe Equatorial lulls stay true to form with storms, lulls and shifts meaning exhausting and constant manoeuvres for the fleet. The Mini GAES Solidaria team continue to cut down the gap with the leader. Joel Miró is at the... |
