At 1900 UTC yesterday evening, Jérémie Beyou alerted everyone
that there had been damage on Maître CoQ. While sailing in thirty knots
of wind, the mainsail suddenly came down. Jérémie decided to head
further north to get away from the low-pressure system and analyse the
situation.
Since then, the skipper of Maître CoQ has managed to
replace his damaged mainsail hook with a spare part. He has hoisted his
mainsail, part of which was torn and will continue his repairs when he
finds the strength to do that.
Still in fifth place in the 1700 UTC rankings and now more than 250 miles behind Paul Meilhat (4th
on SMA), Jérémie Beyou, who has experienced a number of problems since
the start of the Vendée Globe, is now heading south at an average speed
of thirteen knots. The sailor from Morlaix Bay is clearly determined...
(www.vendeeglobe.org)
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