"Like a Nightmare" : Armel Le Cléac'h Tells of His Capsizing During the Route Du Rhum
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After six days at sea aboard the Panamanian cargo ship that recovered it, the 49-year-old sailor told in a video transmitted by his team the story of his accident, which occurred west of the Azores as he was trying to catch up with the leader of the race Tom Laperche. "Everything was going well on board, I think we had a good start to the race, me, the boat and the weather team, we were in the game (...) I was about to prepare a transfer because…
The skipper landed on Wednesday in Norfolk Harbour, Virginia, U.S.A., and found part of his team and his loved ones.
Recaptured by a Panamanian cargo ship and deposited in the United States, the skipper of the Bank Populaire trimaran tells the circumstances of his capsizing.
Less than three days after the start of the Route du Rhum 2026, Armel Le Cléac的h capsized north-west of the Azores while he was in second place in the Ultim category. His race turned "in a few seconds". Less than three days after the start of the Route du Rhum 2026, Armel Le Cléac的h (49 years old), who was one of the favourites in the Ultim category, was the victim of a violent capsizing north-west of the Azores. Yet everything had started well …
A week after his capsizing on the Route du Rhum, Armel Le Cléac'h returned to the mainland, in the United States, deposited by the Panamanian cargo ship that rescued him. In a video posted this Wednesday, the Breton skipper recounts the conditions in which his race ended.
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