Alex Thompson pulveriza el récord hasta el Cabo de Buena Esperanza!
Con un tiempo de 17 días, 22h, 58m.
Y se anota un segundo récord con la bajada más rápida desde el ecuador hasta el Cabo de B.E., con un tiempo de 8 días, 20h, 00m.
Desde el 2013 lo ostentaba JP Dick a bordo del VP3, con un tiempo de 12 días, 2h, 40m.
Bonito mensaje a Lagravière y al equipo del Safran de Kojiro Shiraishi del Spirit of Yukoh.
kojiro Shiraishi (Spirit of Yukoh):
“A short message for Morgan. I heard the bad news that you had been forced to retire from the Vendée Globe. I am really sad about that. You had sailed well from the start and I thought it was looking good for you. I didn’t get a chance before the start to thank you for showing me around the Kairos premises (the company run by Roland ‘Bilou’ Jourdain, which takes care of Safran – editor). It’s thanks to you, Bilou and the team at Kairos that I was able to line up at the start of the Vendée Globe. I am very grateful. I hope you weren’t hurt when the boat was knocked down and that you have a good trip to Cape Town. You had a great race and there nothing to be ashamed of. Your experience in the Vendée Globe will undoubtedly be beneficial for you in the future. Don’t think that this result is a failure, but rather something that will help you to become the winner.”
