Vendee- Temenos II enroute to Kerguelen Islands
by Kate Jennings on 13 Dec 2008
On board with Dominique Wavre, SUI, (Temenos 2) Vendee Globe 2008 -2009 Vendee Globe 2008
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Vendee Globe Update. Temenos II is making route towards the Kerguelen Islands.
The latest news from onboard is rather encouraging.
In agreement with the architects from Owen Clarke Design, Temenos II is continuing her course towards the Kerguelen archipelago where the boat should be able to shelter from the powerful gale about to hit the fleet.
Under reduced sail area, the ballast tanks filled so as to dampen and stabilise the boat as much as possible and thus avoid overly violent movements to the keel, which is no longer attached to its rams, the boat is managing to make headway at around ten knots. If she manages to continue at this speed, she may well arrive on zone tomorrow morning at around 0900 UT.
A whole chain of solidarity has been set up both in terms of researchers on the island, who immediately expressed their desire to help, and fellow skippers in the race, ready to intervene if need be.
The skipper’s night promises to be difficult one, coloured by a mixture of disappointment and surveillance of any evolution in the damage.
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