| Since her capsize last night in the early hours of the Transat Jacques Vabre, Yves le Blevec and Jean le Cam's Multi50 trimaran Actual has been towed to Cherbourg with its mast intact thanks to the Goury lifeboat crew and ocean racer Halvard Mabire, who lives nearby and assisted in the salvage.
According to le Blevec at the time of their pitchpole they were sailing at 20 knots in 20-25 knots of wind when at 18:45 French time last night she abruptly pitchpoled. At the time le Blevec was on the helm and le Cam was in the cockpit. The boat stopped abruptly, the pitchpole occurring in just seconds. Le Blevec fell into the water from his position in the cockpit while the experienced le Cam dived down below. ...more |
