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Mirabaud takes eighth place in IMOCA Open 60.
The IMOCA Open 60 partners Dominique Wavre and Michèle Paret on Mirabaud crossed the finish line of the Transat Jacques Vabre in eighth place this Sunday morning, November 20, at 09h 39mn 26sec UTC/GMT. That sets an elapsed time for the theoretical course of 4730 miles from Le Havre to Puerto Limon, Costa Rica of 17 days, 19 hours, 39 minutes and 26 seconds, sailing at an average speed 11.06knots.
“We are very happy to be here in Costa Rica after such a difficult crossing and we are also pleased to have had this time to iron out any remaining questions we had about our new rig package,” said Dominique Wavre.
“The boat went very well indeed. We were a little bit conservative at the beginning of the race until we were absolutely sure of our rig, but once we had complete confidence we were able to speed up and give our competitors a run for their money.”
“The conditions were particularly difficult for the first 10 days of the race, making it a very physically challenging first half of the competition,” said Michele Paret. “It was almost impossible to sleep and our bodies suffered a bit as a consequence. We managed the situation well though and although there were a few close shaves, we were masters of our own destinies the whole way across.”
