At 01:18hrs UTC Tuesday 1 December, the PRB Team was informed that their Vendée Globe race skipper Kevin Escoffier had been rescued by fellow Vendée Globe competitor Jean Le Cam (Yes We Cam!)
Sailing News
Vendee Globe – Contact lost with Escoffier after yacht sinks
Update at 23:15 hrs Monday – The search continues for Vendee Globe race competitor Kevin Escoffier , following the triggering of his distress beacon at 13:46hrs Monday 30 November
Vendee Globe – Escoffier (PRB) takes to Liferaft – Update
Kevin Escoffier on PRB, in third place in the Vendée Globe, triggered his distress beacon at 13:46 hrs (UTC) . . . Video and chart positions here . . .
Vendee Globe – First big southern storm is on its way
Leaders of the Vendee Globe fleet are now approaching the Cape of Good Hope and race leader Charlie Dalin, is expected to cross the first great Cape Monday afternoon
Trophée Jules Verne – Sodebo Ultim 3 recovering lost miles
Sodebo Ultim 3 had its slowest day on Sunday since leaving Ouessant, slowed down in a capricious doldrums but is now picking up speed – over 20 knots on average
Giles Scott – We can really focus in on trying to win this thing, this time round
Britannia’s tactician Giles Scott joined the British America’s Cup team in Bermuda . . . and is using the adversity of Bermuda as the driving force in Auckland – Video here
Race 2 of 18ft Skiff NSW Championship abandoned
Australian 18ft Skiff racing abandoned when the wind conditions on Sydney Harbour finally became too strong for even the most experienced teams
Vendee Globe – Race leader Charlie Dalin builds 300+nm lead
With Alex Thomson on Hugo Boss now out of the Vendee Globe and setting course for Cape Town, race leader Charlie Dalin (Apivia) is some 520 nautical miles west of the longitude of Cape of Good Hope
RS:X European Championships – Titles to Cohen and Picon
Medal races completed the final day of the RS:X 2020 European Championships taking place at Vilamoura, Portugal
Thomson retires from Vendee Globe race
British sailor Alex Thomson has ceased racing in the Vendée Globe race and is now sailing his boat towards Cape Town
UFO damage to Gitana who abandon Trophée Jules Verne record attempt
Following damage that occurred when the boat collided with a UFO Thursday, the Gitana Team (Franck Cammas, Charles Caudrelier FRA) are returning to Lorient
Vendee Globe – Hugo Boss reduced to one rudder
Alex Thomson has reported that HUGO BOSS has sustained damage to the starboard rudder around 19:00 hrs UTC this Friday evening
