Volvo65 One Design

Tragedy
when I watch these videos I feel like crying

I still just cannot understand why there was no warning from race control or the other boats, the fact that NOBODY saw this coming worries the daylights out of me.

Really ? in this day and age ?
And yes it hurts.

 

Vestas navigator:

https://www.facebook.com/WouterVerbraakSailing/timeline
http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/people/444_Wouter-Verbraak.html
https://images.search.yahoo.com/sea...1FMjg4XzEEc2VjA3Nj?p=Wouter Verbraak&fr=crmas
http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/11/30/questions-asked-volvo-ocean-race-accident/

experienced guy
but why didn't anybody else see this coming

 

??
"and the last-minute, storm-induced course change from VOR Race Direction"
??

Race direction surely has a hand to play in this fiasco
??

http://sailinganarchy.com/2014/12/04/walking-tall/

 

Hard to understand how this could happen with all the modern navigation technology they have available. I suppose that the racing mentality, the speed of the boats and probably fatigue are big factors. I reckon most cruising sailors stay far from shallow waters if they are crossing an ocean. Glad they are all ok.

 

Vestas Recovered

From Scuttlebutt: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2... recovered from Indian Ocean reef#prettyPhoto

 

The Nav speaks:

Team Vestas Navigator interviewed by NOS Sport TV:
http://vimeo.com/115156018

 

Matthew Sheahan of Yachting World visits the rebuild site of the Vestas Vo65:

https://youtu.be/uukZi19glq8

 

Volvo 65

Thanks, Corley-I hope they make it but it looks almost impossible.

 

Team Vestas have completed the repair on their Vo65 and are going to be at the start of leg 8.

http://www.livesaildie.com/team-vestas-wind-they-did-it/

on the rebuid.

http://www.teamvestaswind.vestas.com/blog/2015/april/state-of-play

Photos of Vestas team out on their first sail since the accident:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.694156297378066.1073741853.543015375825493&type=1