The Route du Rhum remains a tough race. 18 out of the 91 starters have either abandoned or fixing problems in port and will regroup as soon as the boat is repaired. North West winds up to gale force are expected for Cape Finistere later tonight. There has been a collection of Injury, two keels falling off Class 40's, Lightning strike, collision, structural damage, read on....

ABANDONED THE RACE

  • Ultimate - Sodebo Ultim : Collision with cargo ship
  • IMOCA - Votre Nom autour du Monde - Bertrand de Broc: Injury & pilot damage
  • Multi 50 - Delerium - Herve De Carlan: broken Daggerboard
  • Multi 50 - Royan - Alain Delhumeau : Dismasted
  • Multi 50 - Maître Jacques - Loïc Fequet : Float damaged
  • Mulit 50 - Un monde sans sida - Erik Nigon : Mainsail damaged
  • Multi 50 - Nootka Architectes de l’urgence - Gilles Buekenhout: Broken Rudder
  • Multi 50 - Olmix - Pierre Antoine: Struck by lightening, boat sunk
  • Class 40 - Team Sabrosa SR 40MK2 - François Angoulvant: Lost keel
  • Class 40 - Cap West/Sensation - Marc Lepesqueux: Lost keel
  • Class 40 - Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne - Nicolas Troussel: Injury
  • Class 40 - Wallfo.com - Thierry Bouchard: Injury
  • Class 40 - Aerocampus Du Rhum au Globe - Arnaud Boissières: Structural problem
  • Class 40 - Swish - Phillippa Hutton Square: Collision with Class 40 hull & rig damage
  • Rhum - Komilfo - Julian Mabit: Abandoned

FIXING BOAT IN PORT

  • IMOCA - Initiatives Coeur: In Brest fixing rudder mounts
  • Class 40 - Exocet - Alan Roura
  • Rhum - Lets go Pharmaouest / Gicqual Associes - Nils Boyer: At Roscoff to replace life-raft