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VIRBAC-PAPREC 70 capsizes off Belle Ile

by Virbac-Paprec Sailing Team 10 Oct 2013 17:43 BST 10 October 2013
VIRBAC-PAPREC 70 capsizes during training off Belle Ile © Y.Zedda / VIRBAC-PAPREC Sailing Team

This Thursday 10 October, at 13:00 hours, Jean-Pierre Dick and Roland Jourdain were sailing off Belle Ile on VIRBAC-PAPREC 70, training in 15-20 knots of wind with a view to the Transat Jacques Vabre. The boat overturned suddenly. The crew is safe and sound. The Cross, SNSM (lifeboat association) and technical team have gone to recover the crew and the boat.

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