Foto copyright Mark Lloyd/ DDPI/Vendee Globe
Jonny Malbon del Artemis chocó lo que él supone es una ballena, pasando de 15 nudos a 0. El impacto le dañó seriamente la orza de estribor y el animal quedó ahi enganchado por un minuto hasta que pudo liberarse. El barco no sufrió daños estructurales y tampoco hace agua por la caja de orza.
Informe completo del incidente (en inglés)
Jonny Malbon, GBR, (Artemis II) reports damage to his starboard daggerboard after he hit a whale yesterday afternoon. 'At approx 1236 UTC today I hit a large animal, probably a whale at 15 knots.
´The boat stopped dead in the water, and remained there for about a minute until the animal released itself from the daggerboard. I was under 1 reef and Jibtop at the time. Once we had broken free, we sailed off vey quickly, but I could clearly see the animal astern in a lot of trouble. I have some serious damage to my starboard daggerboard, but the boat is fine and the structure surrounding the daggerboard is intact. We have not taken on any water. I will be continuing to race, and will monitor the condition of both the board and the boat.'
