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Class 40 - Les Sables-Horta - Leg 1 - Day 6, first arrivals in Horta, no position changes on top
Sunday, July 9, 2017 (Image © Christophe Favreau)
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Yesterday by noon, the first two Class 40 crossed the finish line in Horta/Acores POR. Having led for quite some time, Pablo Santurde/Gonzalo Botin ESP terminated the first leg from Les Sables to the Portuguese island in 5 days, 23 hrs and 05 min. Paul Sharp GBR/Corentin Douguet FRA followed as 2nd with a backlog of 45 min. Alexander Krause GER/Antoine Carpentier FRA on rank 3 arrived 5 hours later. 8 of the 19 teams arrived until this morning. More are expected during this Sunday.
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