Vendee Globe 2012 - Cheminees Poujoulat passes righting test

7:16 AM Mon 16 May 2011 GMT

'Chemin?es Poujoulat in the water - Vendee Globe 2012' Vendee Globe

Vend?e Globe 2012 skipper Bernard Stamm's monohull, Chemin?es Poujoulat, was lowered into the water on Thursday in La Ciotat in Southern France. On Friday morning, the brand new 60-foot boat successfully passed the 180? test, before her mast was stepped. The Swiss skipper will now be able to begin his busy schedule leading up to the 2012 Vend?e Globe, which remains his main goal. A successful righting test As laid down in IMOCA rules, each new boat has to undergo a 180 degree righting test. This is always a spectacular event, which involves turning the hull upside down, with her ...

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