Transat Jaques Vabre 2009 Le Havre - Costa Rica - www.jacques-vabre.com - Übersicht Sturmvideo 18.11.2009 First battle won, just in time... The BT yacht is now inside the harbour in Terceira (Azores), all but submerged but safe from the Atlantic ocean waves that have been battering her since Friday. The BT Team technical crew let out a sigh of relief upon entering the port of Praia da Vitoria this morning. © Offshore Challenge Sailing Team After more than 60 hours without any proper sleep, Charles Darbyshire, Rhys Mellor and Pierre-Emmanuel Hérrise now have to wait for the 60-knot winds to drop before craning the monohull out of the water. As Charlie reported at 0800 GMT this morning: "We're inside the harbour so things are better but we're waiting for daylight and a container ship to leave so we can get alongside. BT is completely underwater when upright and when she lists over you can just see the top of the BT logo on her topsides. We've come this far, we're determined to finish the job but even now it's not a done deal."  Read More » [http://www.btsebjosse.com/news.asp?sid=22663] For further information on the BT Team Ellen contact: Julie Royer, BT Team Ellen Communications Manager, Email: [julie.royer@ocgroup.com], Tel: +44 7501 723 121 Copyright © 1996-2009 - SEGEL.DE