After arriving at the scene of their capsize on Tuesday evening (UT), the crew have spared no effort clearing the area surrounding the trimaran in order to see through the righting operations envisaged in open water.
Unfortunately, despite several attempts Franck Cammas and his crew didn't manage to turn Groupama 3 the right way up. As a result it was decided that they would tow the maxi-trimaran to Dunedin, over 70 miles away. Currently making 3 knots of headway, the support vessel towing Groupama 3 is expected in the New Zealand port overnight (UT).
These details were sent to us by Yves Parlier, who remained on shore to ensure the link between the sailors and the shore crew, directed by Stephane Guilbaud based in Lorient. Yves is also in charge of communicating weather data to the crew, which has been prepared by Richard Silvani from Meteo France.
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