[BREAKING NEWS] Vendée Globe, gravi problemi alla chiglia per Temenos II
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Vendée Globe – Oceano Indiano – Alle 14.20 UTC di oggi pomeriggio, Dominique Wavre ha comunicato alla Direzione Gara della Vendée Globe di aver rotto la testa della chiglia. Un danno grave, che impedisce l’utilizzo del sistema di basculamento, necessario per garantire il corretto momento raddrizzante di Temenos II. Il velista svizzero ha spiegato che ora il bulbo si muove liberamente sotto lo scafo.
Dopo aver ridotto tela e riempito i ballast per dare maggior stabilità al suo IMOCA 60, Wavre, uscito senza conseguenze dal sinistri, è ora in rotta verso le Kerguelen, distanti 150 miglia, anche se il suo obiettivo è quello di raggiungere l’Australia.
Intanto giunge la notizia del record di percorrenza nelle 24 ore stabilito da Jean Pierre Dick che su Paprec Virbac 2 ha coperto la bellezza di 448 miglia, viaggiando alla media di 18. nodi. Undici miglia in più del primato stabilito da Roland Jourdain nel 2004 e solo venti in mendo del primato assoluto per un navigatore solitario, fissato da Alex Thomson nel 2003 (468 miglia).
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Video courtesy Vendée Globe.
Day 33, 16.00 GMT, ranking
1 – Jean Pierre Dick (Paprec Virbac 2) at 15164.3 nm to finish
2 – Mike Golding (Ecover 3) +46.2 nm
3 – Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) +51.0 nm
4 – Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) +66.1 nm
5 – Sebastien Josse (BT) +106.4 nm
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VENDEE GLOBE, KEEL PROBLEM FOR TEMENOS II
[Vendée Globe Press Release] At 14.20 GMT this Friday afternoon Swiss skipper Dominique Wavre notified the Vendée Globe Course Directors that he had broken the head of the keel of Temenos II which means that the keel can no longer be held at a canted angle.
The skipper reported that he is safe and sound, but says that the keel is now swinging free under the boat.
The keel head is the top part of the keel blade located inside the boat. Connected to two hydraulic rams, it is the lever that enables the keel to be canted to one side or the other of the boat.
If the keel head is broken, the blade and 3-ton bulb are now no longer fixed in position. The Swiss skipper is aware of the danger of losing his keel or losing control of it, with the risk of damage to the hull. Wavre is concerned about these dangers and are considering the all of the options, including abandoning the boat. That is not yet the case Dominique Wavre and the skipper and his team are working on all contingencies.
He has reduced sail and filled Temenos II’s ballast tanks and is going to attempt to sail at reduced speed in the direction of the Kerguelen Islands approximately 151 miles to the North East or Australia.
Wavre has now confirmed that he is making NE under two reefs and small headsail with the mainsail twisted off as much as possible. He anticipates arriving at the Bay of Moribhan around 09.00 GMT Saturday morning.
Day 33, 16.00 GMT, ranking
1 – Jean Pierre Dick (Paprec Virbac 2) at 15164.3 nm to finish
2 – Mike Golding (Ecover 3) +46.2 nm
3 – Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) +51.0 nm
4 – Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) +66.1 nm
5 – Sebastien Josse (BT) +106.4 nm
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