Like the 32 other Vendée Globe 2020 skippers, Fabrice Amedeo took the start of ‘Everest of the Seas this Sunday, from Les Sables d’Olonne.
After 6 hours of racing, the Angevin skipper indicated to turn around, victim of a “Head sail hook problem which prevents him from lowering his gennaker. Located at 50 nautical miles, Newrest – Art & Windows will have to go upwind “. Its arrival near Les Sables d’Olonne is planned for the middle of the night. A stopover that “Should be of short duration”, indicates the Vendée Globe press release.
Amedeo, who was 50 nautical miles (92 km) from the start line when he chose to turn around, is competing in his second Vendée Globe after finishing 11th in the previous edition.
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Fabrice Amedeo has two options: return to Port Olona or take advantage of one of the waiting buoys made available to skippers, in case they have to return to Les Sables to repair. His team “Mobilized to solve the problem, benign but penalizing”. With one constraint: the health bubble.
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