Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernandez Cruz line arrival around the world at 11:17:35 this morning. The two Basque sailors have had to overcome several serious damage and have been hungry to have to ration food. It has taken 94 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes and 35 seconds.
This morning, at 11 hours, 17 minutes and 35 seconds, MAPFRE has crossed the finish line of the Barcelona World Race, in front of the hotel W. Iker Martínez (33 years) and Xabi Fernandez (34 years) completed the double round the world in 94 days 21 hours, 17 minutes and 35 seconds to make a theoretical development of 25,200 miles at an average of 11.07 knots. In fact they have sailed 28,759 miles at an average of 12.63 knots.
to the problems of a world tour as extreme as the Barcelona World Race have been added Fernández Martínez and hunger, after supplies of the lyophilized ship was in bad shape. The two sailors not only had to ration food for a few days, have only eaten half a bowl to eat and a half for dinner, but yesterday they could not eat anything else until now have come to Barcelona.
Basques Mariners, who until now had stood mostly in the form of Olympic sailing (two Olympic medals, three world championships and three 49er Europe) have been the great revelation of this race. Keep in mind that until 14 months had never gone on a boat IMOCA Open 60, had not ever held accountable ocean navigation, which includes the analysis and development of weather conditions to decide the strategy, nor were experts in building boats, knowledge essential to maintain whole boat to arrival.
The MAPFRE has been the only participant who has kept the pulse with the winners to virtually arrival, despite being a ship of an earlier generation to Virbac-Paprec 3 that ended yesterday as the winner. So much for winning the Pacific Trophy with a time of 12 days, 08 hours and 20 minutes. The MAPFRE is the former Foncia, with Michel Desjoyeaux won the Vendee Globe 2008, around the world solo non-stop.
As happened yesterday, many boats have left this morning from the harbor to greet the winners, who have been hailed as soon as they crossed the finish line. This is the first time a English full crew around the world just in second place.
Just after arriving, Iker Martinez said: "We're excited. It's nice to all this. Until 14 months ago we had not gone to a IMOCA Open 60, but today we can aspire to everything. We are ideally placed to face the future in the classroom. We learned a lot each day, and we were sailing the Indian Ocean as an equal with everyone. We've been hungry the last three weeks, but decided not to pass food rationing Horn. Since there has been a little hell. I think we've gone a bit out of line with the diesel too, but everything is learned. "
Xabi Fernández, meanwhile, added:" We had a good race. It is a dream come true. We have reached the target of finish the race without stopping. It's been almost 95 days in which we really enjoyed ideal conditions. Fortunately we had very bad moments. Just the night before the passage of Horn had to pass a very hard storm with winds of 40 50 knots and huge waves. "
Once on the ground.
In a lively press conference, Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernandez urged the English crews to prepare to win the next edition of the Barcelona World Race. Both have recognized the superiority of Virbac-Paprec 3 and have learned a lot during the round the world. He also confessed that the last time something happened had hopes of allowing them the win.
"Thank you all for coming. It was very exciting. A joy compared to hosting the Olympic medals. Very different and very exciting, " Iker Martinez started the press conference with this statement. It was a few minutes after he and Xabi Fernandez, have received the honors reserved for two heroes who have just completed a feat. Iker's eyes and the extreme thinness of Xabi conveyed the weariness of having sailed around the world non-stop for 94 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes and 35 seconds.
At the top of both images were still welcome in the Portal de la Pau in the presence of their families, their friends, the shore crew, sponsors and all that "let us fulfill the dream of giving this around the world. " Also the awards ceremony, where they received Pere Alcober honors, President of the Fundació Navegació Oceanic Barcelona (FNOB) and Minister of Sports City of Barcelona, \u200b\u200band Sixte Cambra, President of the Port of Barcelona. On stage were also present, Pedro Martinez, President MAPFRE, Gerardo Pombo, President of the Royal English Sailing Federation, Juan Ramón Beorlegui, Representative of the Sports Council and Peter Fields, Director of MAPFRE team.
recognition to the best
In the strict analysis of sporting performance of the race, Iker was blunt: "They won because they are the best. Virbac-Paprec The 3 sailed six or seven days less. Is eight percent of the race. Us that we lost eight percent on the St. Helena anticyclone, which have less experience, we know less than meteorology, and interpretation of rutage. Therefore, in the Virbac-Paprec 3 were five times more information than us. And when you have more information you have less chance of mistakes. The boat may also have some influence because they had a first generation boat. But we had the best second generation, so it's not much difference. "Xabi
Then expanded the idea:" We came here knowing we could not win, but we gave everything, as usual. We enjoyed a lot and have worked one hundred per cent within 24 hours of each day. And we were there. The 3-Paprec Vibac beat us because they're champions. Have been the best. We have nothing to reproach. The only thing we did not like this race is that we prepare as we would have liked. "
Get them quickly
Iker Martinez clarified that, despite everything, he never lost hope of victory and all smiling said: "When we were there on we said, 'that we get the race' the truth is that there could be. Although until the end we were thinking: And if they stay in a becalmed, and if you give a stone, if something happens ... "That comment, and how close they have been in competition with the best in the world of specialty, was a reflection of the future:" The English ships should go further. We are already there. In the next edition is to come to win. " Endorsed by Xabi Fernández sentence: "At the start we talked to Joe, Alex, Pachi and all said they had to end. In the next must be prepared to win. Then you can be or not, but we must reach out thinking about winning. "
At all times the two patterns highlighted the courage to do around the world without stopping. "That phrase that we would rather do without stopping third or fourth to win by stopping a reflection came on board between Xabi and me. I thought the two. It was a sign of the spirit in which the race we were facing, "Iker said. "We wanted to finish the race because it is an illusion that we have from childhood, wanted to go around the world. We wanted to do it and do it without stopping. At the end we succeeded and we are delighted. It was like winning the race. "
Text and Photos: Barcelona World Race web
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