In fourth place of the Class 40, Kito de Pavant ripped Tuesday, his big spinnaker. A damage that really falls bad for the skipper of Made in noon, while he was going to enjoy the trade winds.
So far in the race in Class 40, in this Route du Rhum, Kito de Pavant (Made in Midi), fourth in its category, suffered a damage last night, empennage. The skipper saw his big spinnaker tear. Two consequences for the 57-year-old sailor: a lot of time lost in tidying the torn sail, and an indispensable instrument of lost time, when enjoying the trade winds, its large spinnaker being the ideal sail in these conditions.
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Yesterday had started well, with the simultaneous appearance of a straw-tail and flying fish, signs that I was going in the right direction and quickly ... ️
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"The day yesterday had started well with the simultaneous appearance of a straw-tail and flying fish, signs that I was going in the right direction and quickly," he explains. "And then, what I had feared for several days under each cloud has finally arrived ... I have more big spinnaker ... Last night, during a empennage the spinnaker made a few laps in the forestay of the Solent. It follows a small tear benign and trying to return with the sock, it opened in two. "
Kito de Pavant had to fight to repair the damage, and must now rethink his race: " I then spent several hours trying to get the 220 m2 of fabrics gone crazy on the front deck. I finally managed to do it with great effort, then I handed another sail to go. I've lost a lot of time in this story but I'm going to lose more now, without this essential veil I think this news should please at least three of my direct competitors but that's the way ... I admit that this story knocked me down a bit. I will have to adapt my trajectory to this new situation ... "
In Class 40, it's still Yoann Richomme (Veedol-Aic) is well ahead, more than 108 miles ahead of the British Phil Sharp (Imerys Clean Energy).