Alexia Barrier’s MOD70 Limosa – The Famous Project (FRA) crossed the finish line of the RORC Transatlantic Race outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina Grenada in an elapsed time of 7 Days 22 Hours 28 Mins and 06 Secs. Limosa was the third boat to finish the race and Alexia Barrier becomes the first MOD70 female skipper to complete the 3,000 mile race.
“A really super good experience, great training and we learnt a lot. I know that we’re going to get much better and stronger for the next race,” commented Alexia Barrier. “Next for us will be the RORC Caribbean 600, a really different game as it’s a shorter race and much more technical. We thought a lot about the ‘600 during the RORC Transatlantic Race, and we know what we need to work on.”
“Every Atlantic crossing is different and for this one the tradewinds weren’t established, so it was really tricky navigation,” commented Limosa co-skipper Dee Caffari. “For our team this was about building the communication, building the confidence and the experience. We had a whole range of downwind conditions and we could actually see the building blocks coming together within our team that is peppered with knowledge.”
Leopard prowls 1000 miles to go – IRC Showdown for Warrior Won & Cocody
The RORC Transatlantic Race has been on for eight days and analysis of the overall win under IRC creates fascinating reading, with Warrior Won (USA) and Cocody (FRA) the favourites to lift the RORC Transatlantic Race Trophy. Farr 100 Leopard 3 is on course to win the IMA Transatlantic Trophy for Monohull Line Honours
IRC Ranking – 15 January 1200 UTC: Monohull Line Honours & IRC SZ – Leopard 3 (MON). IRC Overall & IRC Zero – Warrior Won (USA), IRC One – Cocody (FRA), and IRC Two Handed Tigris (GBR).
