At the helm of Merci, the red lantern of the 2020-2021 edition announced that he was abandoning this Saturday after 68 spent at sea. The Toulon skipper will set sail for New Zealand to repair a boat that has accumulated damage for several weeks.
After concerns about anemometers, helm and autopilot, not to mention his cardboard cap which quickly fell apart, Sébastien Destremau had noticed a new problem on his monohull in recent days.
A large, disturbing crack in the front of the boat.
Even if it had no risk of dismasting, this new tile probably pushed the navigator to throw in the towel.
Sébastien Destremau is the 8th participant to retire out of the 33 at the start of Les Sables d'Olonne.
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