One more retirement on the Route du rhum, in the Rhum Multi category.
Struggling off the coast of Spain, which he was trying to reach due to sailing problems and engine failure, Erwan Thibouméry requested assistance.
The Spanish emergency services quickly intervened to hoist the navigator who touched the mainland safe and sound in La Coruña.
The boat drifted to run aground on a beach, visibly in good condition.
Another abandonment, that of Ivica Kostelic (Class40).
The sailor had lost his aerials which had torn off and had noticed various other technical problems on ACI.
The former ski champion preferred to throw in the towel by diverting to Cascais, port of Portugal.
23 sailors out of 138 leaving Saint-Malo gave up after seven days at sea.
Read alsoRoute du Rhum: live, the positions and rankings of the boats on the cartography of the 12th edition
