Bullimore's 33m catamaran capsized - UPDATE

2:42 PM Fri 29 Oct 2010 GMT

'Tony Bullimore’s 33m catamaran capsized off Cape Finistere' PPL Media &copy Click Here to view large photo

Tony Bullimore's 33m catamaran capsizes off Cape Finistere. Update: Ben Jones (29): 'There wasn't that much wind-only about 15knots. We were sailing fast and close to the wind. We then had a big gust and because it's a multi hull, the apparent wind induces a much worse affect. So the boat powered up a lot very quickly. At the same time the windward hull came off a wave, which got the hull lifting out. The rudder stalled. We couldn't get the sheet off quickly enough so we couldn't depower the boat.' Currently the Dutch Navy has a warship standing by ...

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