Monohull floating upside down - 'lucky' solo survivor after 16hrs Galicia

[LittleSister]

Sailor survives for 16 hours in capsized boat off Spain

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Sounds like a replay of the Tony Bullimore incident near Oz.

Well done to the Frenchman !

 

[Wansworth]

Sailor survives for 16 hours in capsized boat off Spain

Looks likea missing keel.?

 

[Wansworth]

Looks likea missing keel.?

Will watch local news.

 

[zoidberg]

This time, off the Spanish/Portuguese coast near Sisargas Isles.....

Sailor survives for 16 hours in capsized boat off Spain

 

[bikedaft]

Lucky guy. Helped by him wearing a survival suit and being sensible...

 

[Wansworth]

Rescu team very pleased and proud to have pulled off the rescue in bad sea conditions,according to local news

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Wonder if an Orca knocked his keel off.

 

[Wansworth]

Wonder if an Orca knocked his keel off.

Yes doesn’t look to robust…..see my comment about whales off the coast

 

[zoidberg]

Rescu team very pleased and proud to have pulled off the rescue in bad sea conditions,according to local news

I'll bet they were.

Good decisions all round....

 

[Adios]

Interesting point about the difficulty he had getting out because of his survival suit. I was trying to swim down to grab a spider crab the other week and just a 3mm wetsuit made it impossible.

 

[Frogmogman]

It’s a French racer called Laurent Camprubi, who was working up his new Cape Racing scow 40 for this November’s route du rhum.

great news that he is safe and sound.

 

[Wansworth]

It’s a French racer called Laurent Camprubi, who was working up his new Cape Racing scow 40 for this November’s route du rhum.

great news that he is safe and sound.

But what happened to his boats keel?

 

[Jodel]

The keel design looks remarkably similar to that on the Farr X2 that failed in Australia a few weeks ago.

 

[ChromeDome]

Man survives 16 hours trapped in capsized sailboat

 

[UK-WOOZY]

a jeanneau?

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

This time, off the Spanish/Portuguese coast near Sisargas Isles.....

Sailor survives for 16 hours in capsized boat off Spain

Best place was definitely inside the hull in that area, in view of possible Orca attack.

 

[ChromeDome]

a jeanneau?

Seemingly not, rather a bespoke design.

Quite experienced gentleman
Laurent CAMPRUBI - Class40

 

[Frogmogman]

Here’s the report from the Ouest France newspaper

https://voilesetvoiliers.ouest-fran...nterieur-e86350cc-1308-11ed-8f9b-665e497af072

 

[glynd]

Looks like it might be a canting keel ?