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| 11.03.2011 | |
Groupe Bel forced to abandon the Barcelona World RaceKito de Pavant and Sébastien Audigane, who arrived in Ushuaia on Wednesday evening, as well as their team, have safely assessed the keel problems of the monohull Groupe Bel, which they noticed on Monday in the Pacific. The appendage and the peripheral areas inside the hull are too damaged to have any hope of repairing them on site and returning to the race. The crew has decided to abandon the... Read more |
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| 10.03.2011 | |
Groupe Bel safely in UshuaiaWhat a relief! Kito and Seb arrived in the harbor of Ushuaia, at the southern tip of Argentina on Wednesday evening at around 19:00 hours. Safe and sound, the two men succeeded in bringing Groupe Bel to safety after many long stressful hours in which they feared losing the keel out at sea. Two members of the Bel Team arrived in the evening and this morning they will be making a technical... Read more |
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| 10.03.2011 | |
Groupe Bel at the ends of the earthHello everyone, Groupe Bel is tied up to a mooring buoy in the port of Ushuaia. The boat and crew are safe. The welcome here has been superb. In the Beagle Channel (magnificent), we crossed paths with Guillermo Altadill (also magnificent!!!). Our programme for now is: boat tidying, a few administrative details with the Argentinian authorities, and all sorts of boat jobs. More soon. Kito and... Read more |
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| 09.03.2011 | |
Like kids in front of the Christmas tree!"It's fantastic, the sun is shining! In the space of a few days, I have turned fifty and become a Cape Horner!" Kito enthused. Wild, hostile, cliffs plunging into the Ocean, snow-capped peaks on the horizon, the rugged coast, the lighthouse keeper's voice over the VHF... There's no mistaking it, this is Cape Horn! He may have sailed many thousands of miles over the course of his life, but... Read more |
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| 08.03.2011 | |
Group Bel will stopover in UshuaiaOn Monday night, Kito de Pavant and Sébastien Audigane notified the race management that Groupe Bel had suffered damage to the keel. After a night during which they were extra vigilant, which passed without incident, the two sailors are continuing their route to Cape Horn which they will round this evening. The weather conditions are beginning to improve in the area with winds easing off in the... Read more |
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