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More computers on board
Faced with computer problems since Thursday morning, 10th December, Fabrice Amédéo had headed north to try to repair his two onboard computers. Deprived of his equipment, only the GPS allows him to know his position at sea. The damage occurred when he was sailing in 21st position in winds of 25 to 35 knots and heavy seas.
"Our hydrofoil boats are devilish in strong winds," explains Fabrice. I want to be able to sail according to a principle that has always been mine: as a good sailor and with the feeling of being in control of my safety and that of my boat"
So he decided to go to Cape Town in his turn and abandon the race. "It's very hard to take."
As a reminder, the skipper had to turn back a few hours after the start on 8th November due to damage to the masthead. After two days of repairs, he was back in the race.
The words of the skipper
"Dear friends. My boat is fine. We took care of each other and I had managed a few little things in the St. Helena High. My boat is fine, but since yesterday she's been blind: due to a new computer problem, I can no longer download the weather files, calculate the optimal trajectory, the fastest possible, but also sometimes the wisest possible. Faced with this irremediable obstacle in my path, I have two options: stop my Vendée Globe here or continue. It is possible to continue in the old fashioned way, without any information and thus cross the Southern Ocean. Letting myself be pushed by the elements for a month towards Cape Horn. But our hydrofoil boats are diabolical in strong winds and I want to be able to sail according to a principle that has always been mine: as a good sailor and with the feeling of being in control of my safety and that of my boat. I have therefore decided to stop my Vendée Globe in Cape Town. It's a decision that was difficult to take, but one that I'm taking on board. I'm very unhappy, but I know I'm going to bounce back. I'd like to thank and think a lot about my partners, to whom I dreamt of offering a finish in Les Sables-d'Olonne, as a small light at the end of the tunnel in this year 2020, which has been complicated for everyone. I also extend a huge thank you to my technical team who did a great job. The Vendée Globe tells life stories and failure is one of them. I'm going to digest this failure, which will make me grow and come back stronger and more solid."
