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Alexia Barrier (France), Phil Paxton (Canada) and Yann Clavier (France) arrived safe and sound onboard Bostik, the first unit of the Veolia Oceans® series for the SolOceans, in the North Cove Marina on the Hudson River, close to Manhattan skyscrapers. They entered the Ambrose Channel (Long Island SW) today at 10.00am local time (13.00pm UT) after 15 days 30 minutes across the Atlantic Ocean. Bostik left Cherbourg (Normandy - France) on Sunday 6 July at 3.30pm (1.30pm UT) with a breeze force 6 - 7. Those difficult conditions, with head winds and a rough sea, have mistreated the crew with three successive depressions in a row during the beginning of the course of 3,100 nautical miles (5,750 kilometres) on the theoretical direct route - look at the map in right column. No damage is to be noticed.
Alexia Barrier (France), Phil Paxton (Canada) and Yann Clavier (France) arrived safe and sound onboard Bostik after 15 days on the course Cherbourg (Normandy - France) - New York City (United States) going through sometimes rough conditions.
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