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Temenos II Ends 3rd in Barcelona World Race |
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 Barcelona, February 18th - The
Barcelona World Race around the world has ended. Jean-Pierre
Dick and Damian Foxall on Paprec-Virbac
2 have won, taking exactly three months to circle the globe. Alex
Thomson and Andrew Cape pulled in second on Hugo Boss and Domique Wavre and Michele
Paret finished third on Temenos II.
In addition to being co-skippers on Temenos II, Wavre and Paret are
life partners. Life with a spouse can be hard under normal
conditions. On a boat, just coming into a dock can make an
otherwise happy couple think about calling divorce attorneys. Here's
Wavre on the experience: "We have been really happy with the boat and it is sad to leave it... It is
all a bit confusing in my head for the moment
- the race is ending, it is a nice life and we always want this kind of
sailing to continue. I will need one or two days to take it all in."
Wavre and
Paret have 8 circumnavigations between them, the Swiss-French couple
have overcome adversity and faced the extremes of this first run of
the Barcelona World Race up to the very end - they fought harsh conditions
in the Straits of Gibraltar before enjoying the last few days in some
welcome calmer Mediterranean sailing conditions. "We
didn't really talk much." said Michele when asked about
their last
moments at sea, "We looked at each other and said to ourselves 'well,
that's that, we've done
it'. Read more about Wavre and Paret on Temenos II
at Adonnante.com
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