Twister_Ken
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Demolition Derby continues...
15/11/2002
Breakage of float and subsequent dismasting of Sergio Tacchini
Today at 0815 GMT Karine Fauconnier contacted shore crew to announce that starboard float had ruptured leading to an immediate dismasting.
(and then)
Alain Gautier in Foncia is heading to Madeira. "Tonight, I was sailing in a wind of 35 to 40 knots in strong seas with waves of 10 metres. In addition, it was a cross sea at the time which made the navigation very delicate. It was a pyramid-shaped wave which came in very quickly and took hold of the boat underneath and that’s when I heard a big crack. It was dark but I had seen several waves of that type during the day. First of all the underside of the exterior coating was broken across a two metre wide area. I tried to repair it then the outer skin exploded along a five metre length to starboard."
15/11/2002
Breakage of float and subsequent dismasting of Sergio Tacchini
Today at 0815 GMT Karine Fauconnier contacted shore crew to announce that starboard float had ruptured leading to an immediate dismasting.
(and then)
Alain Gautier in Foncia is heading to Madeira. "Tonight, I was sailing in a wind of 35 to 40 knots in strong seas with waves of 10 metres. In addition, it was a cross sea at the time which made the navigation very delicate. It was a pyramid-shaped wave which came in very quickly and took hold of the boat underneath and that’s when I heard a big crack. It was dark but I had seen several waves of that type during the day. First of all the underside of the exterior coating was broken across a two metre wide area. I tried to repair it then the outer skin exploded along a five metre length to starboard."