Fuente info VG
Problemas en un timón para el unico participante español en esta vuelta al mundo en solitario, lo obligan a desviar el rumbo para buscar abrigo en las calmas del anticiclón de Santa Helena, esto significa dirigirse al NE desde su posición actual. Una vez ahi, y con mejores condiciones de mar y viento evaluará el daño y sabrá si puede repararlo por sí solo.
JPC
BREAKING NEWS
December 4th 2008
Rudder stock damage on Pakea Bizkaia
This morning at 0530 GMT/UTC, Gonzalo Terceño, the Pakea Bizkaia projectmanager, informed the Race Directors that Unai Bazurko had a rudderproblem. After hearing a loud noise, the Basque sailor saw that his starboard rudder cassette is damaged. The damage has forced him to change to a NE'ly course, towards the lighterwinds of the St. Helena high pressure system, seeking relief from thestrong winds. He will then be in a better position to evaluate the extentof the damage and consider the possibilities of carrying out repairs byhimself.This morning at 7h30 GMT/UTC, he was sailing at 37°28 south and 17°16 west.
He was on a bearing of 73° and proceeding under reduced sail averaging 2.6knots. Pakea Bizkaia is currently right in the middle of the SouthAtlantic, more or less halfway between the coast of South America andAfrica, 1730 miles from Cape Town.
