Route du Rhum 2002 www.routedurhum.org zur Übersicht Absender: info@routedurhum.org Empfänger: redaktion@segel.de Datum: 20. Nov 2002 08:56 NEWSFLASH 20 NOVEMBER 06.30 GMT Stève Ravussin Capsizes on TechnoMarine – Match TV Sailing under gennaker with one reef in the indexsail, the Swiss skipper leading the fleet in the Route du Rhum capsized last light at 22.21 GMT, 734 miles from the finish line in Guadeloupe. Ravussin was in the interior of the boat when a fierce squall lifted the boat. The leeward bow crashed into a bigger wave than the others. Ravussin tried to ease the sheets and let go of the sails, but in vain the boat flipped over. “I had less than 15 knots of wind, under gennaker and one reef when I went to have a rest. I was woken when I felt the boat accelerate in a squall. I pulled out the gennaker sheet which I had lead down below, but it was too late. The floats had already ploughed in. With the inertia of the mast, everything was going very quickly. The boat capsized stern over bow. As this moment I was on the point of getting out of the cockpit and I suddenly found myself with my head under water but protected by the hood. Steve Ravussin Skipper Technomarine TV In the interior of the boat, everything is in a jumble. I immediately set my batteries on to charge for my iridium telephone (…) It’s really sad and I am thinking about all those wh o have supported and helped me in this adventure. When everything is reduced to nothingness you have to ask yourself if you would do the same thing tomorrow”. TechnoMarine-Match TV (the previous Brocéliande and then Alain Gautier’s Foncia), lost its starboard foil a few days earlier, which enabled the leeward float (the float on pressure) to lift higher, and not dive in the waves. Stève Ravussin is safe and sound onboard his boat. His shore crew is currently organising a rescue operation for him and his boat. Géant is now leading the three reindexing 60-foot trimarans, 1401 miles to go to the finish. Michel Desjoyeaux was not happy to hear the sad news this morning, “The stress is just as high as the first week. We know perfectly well that with these boats and 500 square metre sail cloth, anything is possible.“ Lalou Roucayrol on Banque Populaire has suffered long frustrating days stuck in the anticyclone, but has finally almost reached the trade winds. He was exactly 1000 miles behind Géant at 0700 GMT. Ellen MacArthur is once again widening the gap between Kingfisher and Ecover. At 0700 GMT she was 63 miles in front, 905 miles from the finish, and the closest boat to the finish line! During the night Mike Golding’s second and last spinnaker (first one ripped) got twisted up and Golding will have to climb the top of the mast during the day to try and recuperate it. Mike Golding will be seriously handicapped if he cannot recuperate his spinnaker. Joé Seeten on Arcelor-Dunquerque is still third of the IMOCA monohulls, Roland Jordain on Sill is 109 miles behind. Australian Nick Moloney on Ashfield Healthcare is still leading the 50-foot monohull fleet with Luc Coquelin on Florys 77 miles behind. Copyright free photos, Gilles Martin-Raget On the web site : www.routedurhum.org / Obligatory photo credit : Gilles Martin-Raget or gmr@martin-raget.com Institutional Partners: Town of Saint Malo, Guadeloupe Regional Council, Town of Pointe-à-Pitre, Chamber of Commerce & Industry for Pointe à Pitre, Chamber of Commerce & Industry for Basse Terre, National Navy Official Partners: France Télécom, EPSON Official Suppliers : Air France, Bayer, Buchin Equipement Pro, Ercuis & Raynaud, Renault, Rent A Car, Station d'Avoriaz. Media Partners : France 2, France 3, RFO, MCM, France Inter, France Info, Radio Bleue, Avenir, Ouest France, Voiles & Voiliers. Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE