Transat Jacques Vabre – Pitstop in Madeira for St-Michel Virbac
by Transat Jacques Vabre on 31 Oct 2015
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2015 Transat Jacques Vabre – This morning, Jean-Pierre Dick and Fabien Delahaye contacted their team to report two structural ribs have broken in the front of the boat by the middle of the sail locker.
The duo aboard St-Michel Virbac are now routing towards Madeira (distance 250 miles) to assess the situation and make a decision whether or not to continue the Transat Jacques Vabre.
JP: 'This morning, we had a big gust. The boat accelerated hard in a big sea. I went to the front of the boat and I found that two ribs were broken in the middle of the sail bin.
We can not continue and repair at sea as the wind does not die until later today. We will reach shelter in Madeira tomorrow. We will assess the situation there with our technical team. We will take the decision to repair and continue or stop only when we are there.
I'm really disappointed because from the start in Le Havre with Fabien, we really have strived to look after the boat and be very cautious. '
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