Por cierto, un OLÉ por EMMA CRIGHTON!!!
Que grande esta chica!!! que por cierto soy su fan español nº1
Emma Creighton says "au revoir" to Scott Cavanough after standing by overnigh making sure Scott was safely assisted by escort boat Pen Ar Clos
Image ©Pen Ar Clos
Scott Cavanough (797 - brainchild.org.au) was forced to abandon his 2010 Brett Bakewell-White's design prototype. The boat dismasted and that severely damaged the bow.
The possibility of setting up a jury rig was impossible. Scott got on board the escort boat Pen Ar Clos this morning.
Scott followed the standard safety procedure and he - at regular intervals - has pressed his ERPIB's red button, indicating that he had a technical problem and that he was asking for help. Yesterday, the race director asked one of the seven escort boats, Pen Ar Clos, to navigate through the night at high speed to be, in the early morning, alongside the Australian sailor.
It has to be said too... The American sailor Emma Creighton (574 - Pocket Rocket) remained all night near Scott, accepting to put her race aside for a while. Emma has set sails again this morning after the arrival of the escort boat in the zone. Beau geste Emma...
Scott will stay aboard Pen Ar Clos until Brazil.
Emma now site in 25th but should be allowed some form of redress for her efforts. The ITCZ is now behind the majority of the Proto fleet and steadier winds are on the menu for the immediate future
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