Successful repairs for The Ocean Race team in Cape Town

(March 10, 2023; Day 13) – While The Ocean Race has four IMOCAs now sprinting across the Indian Ocean toward Cape Horn, the repair of GUYOT environnement – Team Europe has gone faster than expected.

Since arriving back to Cape Town on March 4 to repair a delaminated area on the port side of the hull, non-destructive testing revealed no additional damage, so the work at the improvised construction site in Cape Town progressed quickly for the yacht.

The departure for Itajaí is planned on March 16 which will have the team there in time for the start of the fourth leg of The Ocean Race on April 23.

“The repair has progressed really well,” reported skipper Benjamin Dutreux. “The team did a very good, fast, and strong job. The lamination work was completed this morning. Now a few more bumps will be filled and the laminated area will be in good shape, then the painters can start work.”

On March 12, the team will then start craning the yacht back into the water, setting the mast and refitting the yacht…

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