Vendée St. Petersburg race - Dismasting, Crêpes Whaou ! 3 and 2 finish

by Vendée St. Petersburg media on 8 Jun 2010
Vendée St. Petersburg race - News Flash

Naviguez Anne Caseneuve has been dismasted, all the crew are safe.

At 1650hrs (GMT), while Anne Caseneuve’s trimaran was sailing eight and a half miles off Brignogan on the northern coast of Finistère in Brittany, the boat was dismasted in a 15-20 knot southerly wind. Anne Caseneuve wants to reassure her friends and family that the crew is fine and no one was injured in the incident.

Anne Caseneuve immediately informed the coastguards at CROSS Corsen in Brittany and requested the help of a tug. A lifeboat from the island of Batz near Roscoff was dispatched and should reach the boat at around 2000 hrs GMT. The wind in the area is still blowing from the south with a two metre swell.

Racing Update:

Crêpes Whaou ! 3 with on board Franck Yves Escoffier (skipper) and his two crewmen, Kevin Escoffier and Antoine Koch, crossed the finishing line in Saint Gilles Croix-de-Vie at 17 hrs 13 mins and 27 seconds (GMT) on Sunday 6th June. Race time for the second leg: 6 days 54 minutes and 27 seconds.

Crêpes Whaou ! 2 has just crossed the finish line in third place.

The Vendée St. Petersburg race is for the Multi50 class and comprises sailing from Saint-Gilles Croix de Vie, in Vendée on France’s Atlantic coast all the way to St. Petersburg, the former capital of Russia, and return.

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