Banque Populaire bröt
Tyvärr har ju Banque Populaire brutit sitt rekordförsök. Man körde på någonting och lyckades inte reparera sitt centerbord. Bara att köra hem och börja om…
As you might have heard by now, we have turned our bows away from Cape Horn, and back towards Lorient, the boat’s home port.
Pascal took the decision this morning after speaking to all the team yesterday to get their views, and of course the sponsors, has decided to try for the Jules Verne Trophy another time. With only half a daggerboard we were only remotely likely to get the record, performance wise but also there was the added risk of the repair not working at 40 knots of boatspeed, and the rudder in the central hull being more exposed..
Everyone on board realises that it was the only sensible option. We tried really hard to keep going after the accident, but some things are just not going to happen in the way that you want them to. The good thing about the Jules Verne Trophy is that it can happen when you want, its not like the Vendee that occurs once every 4 years. The team are already planning improvements, ready for the next try.
A 33 percent success ratio is the historical norm for this record, backed up by Groupama having 2 failed attempts before finally getting the record last year. It is par for the course..
