Hard blow for Isabelle Joschke. The navigator, in a fight in the leading pack since the start of Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne, experienced serious damage in her descent from the Atlantic. This Saturday at 9:00 a.m. French time, the 43-year-old Franco-German skipper informed her team about the boom breaking of her Imoca MACSF. The race management was then contacted by Alain Gautier, his team manager, who relayed the bad news. Joschke is one of the sailors who must run and complete the equivalent of a solo deckchair to validate his first participation in the Vendée Globe.
"Isabelle Joschke is doing well and the boat does not suffer from any peripheral damage"
Race managementMACSF was in 7th position in the fleet in 23 knots of south-east at the time of the damage. “Isabelle Joschke is doing well and the boat is not suffering from any peripheral damage at the moment. No decision has yet been made on what to do next, MACSF continues to make its way to the Gallimard waypoint, ”specifies the management of this preparatory race for the Vendée Globe. When Joschke's boom broke, Jérémie Beyou was leading the race. The Charal skipper was 3 miles ahead of Kévin Escoffier (PRB) and 4.5 miles ahead of Boris Herrmann (SeaExplorer). The fleet descends the Atlantic towards the 2nd waypoint before setting sail for Les Sables d'Olonne, port of arrival.
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