Isabelle Joschke (Groupe Monin), who participates in the Route du Rhum Imoca category, broke her mast tonight at 3:50 am. The sailor is in good health.
At 0350 tonight, Isabelle Joschke (Monin Group), who participates in the Route du Rhum in the Imoca category, broke the mast of her monohull, while sailing 200 miles northwest of La Coruña. The Franco-German navigator is in good health. She waits for the day to get up to make a full turn of the situation, start her engine and head to a nearby port. The damage occurred due to an autopilot problem. Unexpectedly, his 60-foot Imoca monohull has tackled. The navigator was preparing another tack to put her boat back on course when the mast broke. Alain Gautier, the team manager of Isabelle Joschke, will organize an assistance to the French-German sailor. She will not have enough fuel to reach the engine a French port.
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