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After the Poles finish, Team Legato crew breaks a leg

by Mireille Vatine 11 Apr 2001 19:18 BST

Decidedly, there is something in the air.

As the Poles on board Warta Polpharma were getting ready to cross the finishing line of The Race, one of Team Legato's crew broke a leg when the boat crashed into a wave. Slava Sisenko, the 47-year old Ukrainian crew member, fractured his left shin bone, as he was in the process of manoeuvring on deck during a sail change. This is the second time that his leg has broken in the same place. Tony Bullimore treated him in his capacity as medical referee on board and Slava will be resting in the skipper's bunk until the boat finishes in Marseille, which is still likely to be during Friday daytime.

Barely 13 miles from Gibraltar at the time of the accident, Tony Bullimore first thought about diverting so that Slava Sisenko could be hospitalised : "No way", said Slava during a telephone conversation with Team Legato's shore crew. "I'm determined to finish THE RACE and don't want to leave the boat. My leg is immobilised and I'm not suffering that much. I can put up with it for 3 or 4 days, the time it'll take us to get to the finish." Tony Bullimore confirmed that for the time being, he was quite happy to fall in line with Slava's demands but that he would not loose sight of the fact that if his condition worsened, he would not think twice about stopping in the Mediterranean to receive treatment in the right sort of conditions.

In Marseilles, Roman and his team who are tired after their circumnavigation, have celebrated the end of The Race with their families and friends.

"We are very moved by the incredible welcome we have received here and are very happy to have finished the race » said Warta Polpharma's skipper during a press conference organised yesterday evening. « What has left the greatest impression on us all is the fact that we made a whole country dream as we sailed around the world."

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