Thomas Rouillard and his Imoca LinkedOut -

LinkedOut

Almost in the same place, at the same time.

Four years (to one day) after the collision with an ofni which had forced him to retire from the Vendée Globe 2020, Thomas Roût sees the specter of the premature end of the race hovering over LinkedOut, while it was very good figure at the forefront with one foil less in southern Tasmania.

“Thomas Rettant noticed in the early evening that the front hold of his LinkedOut was filled with water.

He immediately stopped the boat and took to the cape, head to wind, ”said the organizers of the non-stop solo round the world race.

Flash Info // Thomas Rettant noticed at the beginning of the evening French time that the front hold of his LinkedOut was filled with water.

He immediately stopped the boat and caped himself head to wind.


MUST READ: https://t.co/42K2UfnAuh@LinkedOut_VG # VG2020 pic.twitter.com/39JvGZKYXK

- Thomas Rouillard (@ThomasRettant) December 16, 2020

Shortly before 10 p.m. (French), the skipper “put his two pumps into action in order to drain this watertight compartment, the partitions of which are closed so that the living space of the boat is not affected. ", According to the organizers.

As soon as the water has been evacuated, the navigator "will carry out a complete examination of the boat to carry out a definitive diagnosis explaining this sudden flooding", they added.

A boat with a foil

In Wednesday's classification at 5:00 p.m., Rouillard was sailing in 2nd position in the race, approaching the Pacific Ocean, less than 16 nautical miles from leader Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV).

But by 9 p.m. the gap had widened, reaching over 50 miles.

On November 25, Rettant suffered damage to its port foil (left side of the boat).

This appendage, allowing the sailboat to practically fly over the sea, cracked and the skipper removed it completely from the water.

Despite this damage which deprived him of his foil for the rest of his round-the-world trip, Thomas Rettant continued the race.

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