The second stage of The Ocean Race Europe Cascaïs-Alicante delivered its verdict this Wednesday morning.
And it is a Vor 65, a crewed round-the-world boat, heavier and less flying than the Imoca in the Vendée Globe, which was the first to reach the Spanish port.
In this case the one skippered by Yoann Richomme (Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team) winner this morning at 5:40 am.
The Imoca fleet, led by Thomas Rettant (LinkedOut), is expected around 1:30 p.m. on the finish line.
BRAVO to the @MirpuriT team led by @yoannrichomme, for this great victory of the second stage of @theoceanrace Europe ⛵️ pic.twitter.com/AiPmKJOs5U
- The Ocean Race FR (@theoceanraceFR) June 9, 2021
Happy with the victory, Yoann Richomme, former winner of the Solitaire, said at the finish: “It's a great victory for the whole team and a great revenge after the first stage which unfortunately turned out badly when we were on your mind. We started to show that we had good form, a crew with a lot of capacity and this morning we confirmed. We started the round very well since under spinnaker we are going very quickly. South of Portugal we had a good lead of 7-8 miles. Alas, we lost everything before crossing the Strait of Gibraltar. There was great determination on the part of the crew who fought for almost 3 days to gradually recover the deficit and succeed in passing Akzonobel yesterday afternoon. It's a great victory and I'm very proud of theMirpuri Foundation crew. It's not bad for the rest ... ”The rest will be the next step towards Genoa in Italy. And in the longer term, Richomme hopes for the Vendée Globe 2024 solo ...
Less than 30 minutes later, AkzoNobel Ocean Racing crossed the line, in second position ⛵️ pic.twitter.com/9Jwr1avkBW
- The Ocean Race FR (@theoceanraceFR) June 9, 2021
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