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Armel Le Cléac'h scapă nevătămat după răsturnarea catamaranului în Atlanticul de Nord
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Navigatorul francez Armel Le Cléac'h s-a răsturnat cu catamaranul Maxi Banque Populaire XI la doar două zile de la startul cursei Route du Rhum 2026, la 550 de mile nord-vest de Azore. Experimentatul skipper și fost câștigător al Vendée Globe a reușit să se salveze, însă recuperarea vasului de 32 de metri va fi extrem de dificilă datorită locației îndepărtate și stării inverzate a barcii foiler.
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Among the prominent entrants in the 2026 Route du Rhum solo transatlantic race was Armel Le Cléac’h (FRA) in the 100-foot Ultim Class as skipper of Maxi Banque Populaire XI. However, the seasoned skipper and past winner of the Vendée Globe capsized two days into the race, 550 miles northwest of the Azores.
Launched in 2021, recovering the boat will be difficult. With the capsize far from any port, and an inverted 32-meter foiler being difficult to tow and vulnerable to further damage, there may not be a plan. As for Le Cléac’h, he shares the experience:
How did the capsize happen?Before the accident, everything was going well on board. I think we’d had a good start to the race—the boat, the weather team, and I were right in the mix, neck and neck with SVR-Lazartigue and Tom (Laperche). I was about to navigate through a patch of stronger wind, accompanied by a wind shift. I was preparing to tack, knowing we needed to get ready for a weather front. I had already reduced the sail area. - Full report
Launched in 2021, recovering the boat will be difficult. With the capsize far from any port, and an inverted 32-meter foiler being difficult to tow and vulnerable to further damage, there may not be a plan. As for Le Cléac’h, he shares the experience:
How did the capsize happen?Before the accident, everything was going well on board. I think we’d had a good start to the race—the boat, the weather team, and I were right in the mix, neck and neck with SVR-Lazartigue and Tom (Laperche). I was about to navigate through a patch of stronger wind, accompanied by a wind shift. I was preparing to tack, knowing we needed to get ready for a weather front. I had already reduced the sail area. - Full report
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Publicat 12 noiembrie 2026, 21:12