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PRB skipper Kevin Escoffier aboard Jean Le Cam's YesWeCam after being rescued in the Vendée Globe
© Jean Le Cam
Kevin Escoffier: 'The boat folded at 90 degrees'
After eleven and a half hours in his liferaft since being forced to abandon his IMOCA 60 PRB in strong winds and big seas 840 nautical miles SW of Cape Town, Vendée Globe skipper Kevin Escoffier was dramatically rescued by fellow competitor Jean Le Cam.