Saturday, November 08, 2014
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Conrad Humphreys on Class 40 Cat Phones motoring safely to Cascais
After being dismasted yesterday late afternoon while lying in 12th place in La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race from Saint-Malo to Guadeloupe, English skipper Conrad Humphreys is reported to be heading towards Lisbon under engine and is making fair progress on the Class 40 Cat Phones.
Contacted via satellite phone, Conrad describes the moment he lost his rig and the situation he is currently in:
"At the time I was reaching in 15/17 knots of breeze, I am not 100% sure of what happened. I think one of the check-stays or the runners gave way, but certainly one of the cables.
The mast broke in two places, I tried to recover it, and then later I managed to rendezvous with a cargo ship. It came along side. It was pretty terrifying when they transferred the diesel. I am now motoring towards Cascais (Portugal), which is about 350 miles away.
I am absolutely gutted, particularly when I had clawed by way back into the race. I was thinking I could get into the top ten and was really thinking I could finish this race, even after having to pit stop. The boat is very, very quick under reaching and I had really managed to get into a good position and making good ground. I am devastated, very very sad.
It is such a fantastic race and I really thought I had a good chance of getting a good result."
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