Route du Rhum

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Way to go!

 

Gitana (short) video off Cap Frehel: GitanaTeam on Twitter https://twitter.com/GitanaTeam/status/1059150059693096960/video/1

 

Tracker: Cartography | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/cartography

 

Gitana 17 is still in 1st place and doing 38.9 knots!! Everybody else is under 20.....

 

Bad luck for Gitana, serious damage on its starboard ama, he heads for land. The bow ama is breaking, from the French version of the news
Logbook | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/logbook
Etrave flotteur tribord arrachée | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/fr/actualite/433

 

He is heading Spain - La Coruna I suppose, from the last tracking

 

This has to be the most absorbing RdR in a long time watching the tracker and news updates is taking a lot of time out of my day .

 

From Ouest France Route du Rhum : Gitana hitted a floating object !!!
https://www.ouest-france.fr/route-d...sitions-et-cartographie-en-temps-reel-6048852
From the last tracking, Sodebo seems also in trouble, heading Spain at low speed. Hugo Boss still ahead but still alone on its very North option.
Cartography | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/cartography
The news :
News | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/news

 

As expected alas, Sodebo had reported a broken forward aka, and is heading Spain.
Coville reports damage on Sodebo Utim’ and diverts | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/news/460
Ultim : Macif still ahead with IDEC not far and a come back of Banque Pop on a west route.
Imoca : Hugo Boss on North, PRB, SMA on South are leading, Charal in trouble ?

Cartography : Cartography | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/cartography

 

I'm so sad for Josse and Verdier and the whole Team-what a drag. Too bad for Sodebo as well....
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Macif 35.2 knots, Banque Pop, 33.2 knots and about 18 miles back.

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One thing for sure the new foil systems work well but what will it matter as long as the ocean is such a mess?!! I hope the others can avoid a ufo collision.
The need for some electronic collision avoidance thingamajig is greater than ever but these boats probably exceed the speed at which such a radar/sonar system would work with current technology.....

 

The Gitana website says:
IMPORTANT INFO: Starboard float beam torn off. Sébastien Josse safe and sound, is routed towards the Spanish coast ... GitanaTeam on Twitter https://t.co/Jvl2coi3y7

That may be a translation problem because if the "beam*" had been torn off the rig would probably come down.
*crossbeam??
More from the Gitana site:

"STARBOARD FLOAT BEAM RIPPED ABOARD THE MAXI EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD
ROUTE DU RHUM DESTINATION GUADELOUPE MAXI EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD SÉBASTIEN JOSSE
Shortly after 5:30, Sébastien Josse warned his team manager of a major damage aboard the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild. While sailing at the head of the Route du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe fleet and achieving a remarkable start to the race, the solitaire suffered a brutal stop.

Immediately on the deck, he noticed the loss of part of the bow of his starboard float. It is night on area and given the state of the sea ?? about 4.5 meters of swell ?? and wind ?? 30 knots North, it is difficult to measure the extent of the damage.

Sébastien Josse is safe and is currently seeking with his team on the ground and his cell routing a solution to rally as soon as possible land.

Indeed, the key is now to protect the sailor because a new depression will sweep the Bay of Biscay in the coming hours.

More information to come."

 

The new cartography, Charal is at 59° , i.e. heading back to Brittany at 2,2 knots ??
Cartography | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/cartography
Messages of Imoca skippers this Morning :
Latest from the IMOCA skippers | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/news/468

Doug, it is "Starboard float bow torn off"

 

Charal steering problem, back Brittany to solve it :
Steering problem for Beyou | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/news/469
The new carto, Imoca second group (from 5th Yan Helies) at last touched the wind and try to come back.
Can Banque Pop West position be an advantage for the next 24 h / Macif and Idec ? Idec remarkable for its average speed !
Cartography | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/cartography

 

Update from Cyril Dardashti, managing director Gitana team : it was the windward float, we actually not sure if it hits something or other cause ..... :
Logbook | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/logbook

 

Here is a good sum up of the first 24 h :
A hectic first 24 hours as the fleet heads west | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/news/480
And the new cartography : from the wind forecasts, the big storm is within 9h to 12h.
Cartography | Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe https://www.routedurhum.com/en/cartography