Broken by design

Yachting World

Trying to repair a yacht to racing standards is a nerve-wracking experience, as these VOR case histories prove

Ericsson 3

Puma

Ken Read’s Puma suffered structural problems during leg 2 with damage to the forward stiffening sections of the boat as well as damage to the longitudinals amidships (see YW February 2009).
During leg 4 she suffered a broken boom.

To see the full report on both VOR and Vendee Globe breakages see YW April 2009.

  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Green Dragon
  3. 3. Ericsson 3
  4. 4. Ericsson 4
  5. 5. Telefonica Black
  6. 6. Telefonica Blue
  7. 7. Delta Lloyd
  8. 8. Puma
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