Barcelona World Race - Groupe Bel's keel damage forces retirement



7:22 PM Fri 11 Mar 2011 GMT
'S?bastien Audigane and Kito de Pavant, Groupe Bel’s skippers - Barcelona World Race' Groupe Bel
Barcelona World Race competitors Kito de Pavant and S?bastien Audigane and their team have reported the damage to Groupe Bel is too great for the yachjt to continue in the race. The duo has decided to abandon the Barcelona World Race and officially informed the race management this Friday at 1736hrs UTC. After arriving in Ushuaia on Wednesday evening the skippers and their completed the full assessment of Groupe Bel?s keel damage. The appendage itself and surrounding areas inside the hull are reported to be too damaged to allow any safe chance to repair them on site and resume racing. ...


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