Another Big Keelboat(NOT a canter) loses its Rig

[Doug Lord]

Everybody is ok but one of the boats in the Clipper Round the World Race has lost its rig:
http://www.thedailysail.com/ism/articles.nsf/News/B09CB08C8D5A0C8580257403003F2D48?OpenDocument&Page=1
Picture from TheDaily Sail:

[Doug Lord]

According to Scuttlebutt another Clipper has lost its mast and the race as been stopped. From Scuttlebutt:
"The two dismastings are not thought to have been caused in the same manner,
but with 85 percent of the leg completed and as a precautionary measure in
the interest of the safety for the remaining crews, event organizer Clipper
Ventures Plc, headed by renowned yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, has told
the rest of the fleet to stop racing and to proceed to Honolulu."

[charmc]

Second Clipper dismasting
This time it is Durban 2010 and Beyond that loses her rig on the perilous leg to Hawaii

"Durban 2010 and Beyond, one of the ten yachts competing in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race has been dismasted during the race from Qingdao, China, to Hawaii.
At 0610 GMT on the 19th day of the 4,400 nautical mile Pacific Ocean leg, the team representing Durban, South Africa, contacted the Race Office to report that they had been dismasted at deck level, whilst sailing in approximately 20 knots of wind.

There are no injuries onboard and the crew of 16, including the professional skipper, is in the process of clearing the decks, cutting away the trailing rigging to prevent damage to the 68ft yacht’s hull from the 81ft (24.5m) mast, which weighs approximately one tonne."[/B][/B]

http://www.thedailysail.com/ism/articles.nsf/News/230CCDE6058EF54A8025740B004C134C?OpenDocument&Page=1