Hugo Boss co-skippers Pepe Ribes (Esp) and Ryan Breymaier (USA) are the winners of the IMOCA Ocean Masters New York to Barcelona race. They crossed the finish line at 20.54 h and 30 s local time in Barcelona. They now will make their way to the arrivals pontoon for the welcome ashore and press conference.

Hugo Boss co-skippers Pepe Ribes (Esp) and Ryan Breymaier (USA) are the winners of the IMOCA Ocean Masters New York to Barcelona race. They crossed the finish line at 20.54 h and 30 s local time in Barcelona. They now will make their way to the arrivals pontoon for the welcome ashore and press conference.

First quotes:

Pepe Ribes :

‘We had a good race, we were learning the whole time. I did not feel that we were very prepared before the start and we had lots of small issues to deal with but we learnt every day and had lots of memorable moments.

It is great to finish in Barcelona, to be able to sleep in my own bed tonight. I have really missed my son, my little Pepe and my wife and our families will be on the dock which is fantastic.

There was never a dull moment for sure, a very intense race so it feels great to win. Until the Med the first 3 boats were incredibly close”

Ryan Breymaier:

“Its great to get here, we managed to have just enough wind to get us across the line. Definitely a sense of relief to finish, how far behind is Neutrogena? They have been closing the gap all day, they have a quicker boat that us in the lighter conditions.

The whole race was great, mostly excellent conditions for sure across the Atlantic, you can’t really say champagne sailing when you have to wear your waterproofs but it was as close as perfect for most of the way. The toughest time was the last 3 days, I always find the lighter airs the toughest.

I have definitely missed my wife Nicola the most but other things I don’t miss – that is actually what I like about being at sea, no distractions, just a simple every day life”