In the final stage of the fourth leg of @TheOceanRace fate dealt a heavy blow to @guyotenvironnement-teameur6889 . On the night of Tuesday, 9 May, the mast broke on the black yacht in heavy sea and wind conditions.
The crew with skipper @benjamindutreux8992, Robert Stanjek, Annie Lush, Sébastien Simon and onboard reporter Gauthier Lebec had tackled the announced heavy weather front around 800 nautical miles from the destination Newport with minimal sails to take all the power out of the ship. But even with the third reef in the mainsail and without a headsail, the rig did not withstand the forces and the mast crashed onto the ship.
The crew remained uninjured, but had to make a great effort to free themselves from parts of the mast, the mainsail and the furled headsails (J2 and J3). Only the lower part of the mast could be saved, so that an jury rig could possibly be set.
Under engine, the yacht is now heading towards the American coast, would take five to seven days to reach Newport. Currently, only speeds of three to three and a half knots are possible, as there is still a strong swell and strong winds. Therefore, no jury rig could be provided to support the engine so far.
The crew is now working with the shore team to see what options are available to reach a port. The first choice would be Newport, but this would probably require the help of a tugboat. Halifax would be a possible port of call. The short distance and the supportive current speak in favour of the Canadian coastal city.
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The crew with skipper @benjamindutreux8992, Robert Stanjek, Annie Lush, Sébastien Simon and onboard reporter Gauthier Lebec had tackled the announced heavy weather front around 800 nautical miles from the destination Newport with minimal sails to take all the power out of the ship. But even with the third reef in the mainsail and without a headsail, the rig did not withstand the forces and the mast crashed onto the ship.
The crew remained uninjured, but had to make a great effort to free themselves from parts of the mast, the mainsail and the furled headsails (J2 and J3). Only the lower part of the mast could be saved, so that an jury rig could possibly be set.
Under engine, the yacht is now heading towards the American coast, would take five to seven days to reach Newport. Currently, only speeds of three to three and a half knots are possible, as there is still a strong swell and strong winds. Therefore, no jury rig could be provided to support the engine so far.
The crew is now working with the shore team to see what options are available to reach a port. The first choice would be Newport, but this would probably require the help of a tugboat. Halifax would be a possible port of call. The short distance and the supportive current speak in favour of the Canadian coastal city.
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00:00 La nuit dernière, aux alentours de 2h40 UTC,
00:05 moi j'étais hors quart avec Robert,
00:10 Seb et Annie étaient en quart,
00:12 on a entendu un gros bam, j'ai vite sorti la tête,
00:15 j'ai demandé à Seb ce qui se passait,
00:17 il m'a dit "désolé Binge mais on a dématé".
00:20 Dès que je suis sorti, j'ai vu que le mât était dans l'eau,
00:27 et c'est dur,
00:32 je me suis dit "c'est pas possible, pas encore".
00:36 Pas possible quoi.
00:40 Le dur retour à la réalité est que si le mât est bien dans l'eau,
00:44 et qu'il faut qu'on se sécurise de cette situation au plus tôt,
00:48 c'était vraiment un moment pas facile,
00:55 et je pense que les prochains jours vont être des moments vraiment pas faciles.
00:58 Parce qu'après avoir donné autant,
01:01 toute l'équipe a donné autant,
01:03 avec l'équipage c'était pour nous une étape super importante,
01:06 on s'est franchement battu vraiment pour...
01:10 On s'est vraiment battu pour donner le meilleur de nous-mêmes,
01:22 pour revenir en match et chier.
01:25 Il faut qu'on analyse les dégâts qu'il y a sur le bateau,
01:33 le temps de travail que ça représente,
01:38 il faut qu'on trouve un mât,
01:40 on ne sait pas si on va à Halifax, c'est plus près,
01:42 mais on peut y aller au moteur,
01:44 si on va à Newport, mais dans ce cas il faut qu'il y ait un bateau qui vienne nous tracter.
01:47 On est en train de réfléchir à un plan pour voir ce qu'on peut faire,
01:51 et savoir si on peut être de retour dans la course ou pas.
01:54 Dismassé !
01:57 Dismassé !
02:01 Oh non !
02:03 Oh non non non non non non non !
02:06 On a tout fait pour la...
02:16 Pit-Hall,
02:17 les gâches,
02:18 les goules,
02:19 et la mer !
02:20 Et la mer !
02:21 On va pouvoir se reposer,
02:23 on va pouvoir se reposer.
02:26 On va pouvoir se reposer.
02:28 On va pouvoir se reposer.
02:30 On va pouvoir se reposer.
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