Extreme 40 hits wall while racing at Cowes
- Mon, 2 Aug 2010
- Comments (8)
There was plenty of drama on day two of the Extreme Sailing Series at Cowes Week yesterday. In race 11 (the fourth inshore race), approaching the windward mark, Yann Guichard's Groupe Edmond de Rothschild hit Franck Cammas' Groupama 40 wiping out both rudders, leaving Groupama with no steerage whatsoever.
Groupama 40 were heading straight for the shore at speed and for safety the crew leapt into the water to avoid the impact of hitting the sea wall - deciding they would prefer getting wet than being thrown forward on the boat and potentially injuring themselves.
Simon,
August 02 12:59
This series seems to get better and better as the years go on. Let's open it up as a class for everybody, and watch the protest flags fly.....