Just 6 hrs in the race, Abu Dhabi boat Azzam broke her mast in three places. The boat was sailing in 30kts of winds and waves said to be 10 m. hight. Luckily no crew members were injured by this accident and the boat is motoring back to Alicante. A spare Mast has arrived in Alicante and I read that the Boat is hoped to be sailing again in 3 days.
Another casualty.
An image of the damaged Hull of Sanya Lan. She had to suspend the VOR last night and is now in the harbour of Motril, Sp. to assess the damage and make a repair plan.
So after 1 day into the race only 4 boats managed to sail through the Strait of Gibraltar to reach the Open Ocean , where the big winds and waves are waiting.
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