Open 60 Cheminees Poujoulat breaks in half...

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  1. Doug Lord
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    story here: http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/RNA...tory-20361391-detail/story.html#axzz2oVLXlkB3

    from Sail-World- http://www.sail-world.com/Asia/Tran...s-Poujoulat-breaks-up-in-Atlantic-gale/117851
    Cheminées Poujoulat, sailed by Bernard Stamm and Damien Guillou, who was making their delivery trip back from the trans Atlantic race, the Transat Jacques Vabre, triggered their emergency beacon yesterday evening, when 180 miles from Brest, their home port, and off the tip of Cornwall, UK.

    Left picture from Sail-World, Right-from The Daily Sail / Thierry Martinez/Sea & Co :
     

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    Glad to hear that Bernard and his team mate escaped without harm it sounds like it was a close call.
     
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    I'd call that a damn lucky "harrowing escape"!
     
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