Jules Verne Trophy - Banque Populaire V attempting repairs

9:02 PM Fri 4 Feb 2011 GMT

'Banque Populaire V damage repair - Jules Verne Trophy' BPCE/ Benoit Stichelbaut &copy

After running into an unidentified floating object overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, Pascal Bidegorry and his team on Banque Populaire V have had to head north to reach better sea and wind conditions to lift the daggerboard out of its case and evaluate the extend of the damage. The operation, which took about three hours, showed that the impact tore 2m20 of the submerged part and confirmed the disappearance of the crashbox. The daggerboard was brought back on deck and the crew are currently doing everything possible with the means available to get back to normal racing on its Jules ...

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by Banque Populaire V and ISAF