GUYOT environnement – Team Europe has dismasted in the north Atlantic, just over 600 miles east of Newport, Rhode Island.
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The team on board reports all crew are safe and are working to secure the boat.
The team has been racing through challenging conditions, with gale force winds gusting above 30 knots.
At 0243 UTC, while the team was racing in fourth place in gale force winds and big waves, the boat slammed off a wave and the mast crashed down.
Despite worsening conditions the team was able to cut the wreckage of the broken mast away, to avoid further damage to the boat, while preserving as much equipment as possible.
Current ETA for 11th Hour Racing Team in Newport is on 10 May between 1800 and 2200 UTC (1400 and 1800 local time)
Followed by Team Malizia two hours later, with Paul Meilhat’s third placed Biotherm (FRA) expected to arrive around five hours afterwards.
The Ocean Race LEG 4 – Itajaí to Newport –
IMOCA – DTL nm – SPEED kt
1st 11th Hour Racing Team 0.00 – 11.40kt
2nd Team Malizia 35.32nm – 7.30kt
3rd Biotherm 123.19nm – 12.90kt
4th GUYOT environnement – Team Europe 181.36nm – 2.80kt – Dismasted
5th Team Holcim – PRB – RET
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