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German sailor Boris Herrmann capsizes during round-the-world sailing

 

"Sailor Boris Herrmann experiences a moment of shock during the Vendée Globe: His boat capsized in the middle of the South Pacific. The German made great efforts to get his yacht back on course.

 

Sailor Boris Herrmann survived a stressful moment in the South Pacific on Saturday night. The "Malizia - Seaexplorer" skipper capsized during the Vendée Globe. The yacht had tilted heavily on its side after it had lost control.

 

The Hamburg native reported this during his second solo round-the-world sailing. He sent a graphic with his course colored red, which has a strong bend. The further course shows that the 43-year-old is now sailing on a good course towards Cape Horn again.

 

Boris Herrmann reported that he had done a "pirouette": "I was sitting in my seat when the boat plunged into a wave with its nose and tilted sharply downwards." In quick succession of several measures "I then stood on the side of the boat - the boat capsized," said Herrmann.

 

The five-time circumnavigator managed to right the boat so that the mast and sails were spared from breaking. "And I managed to get the rudders under control." Then he had to do another maneuver, trim everything back and get back on course. His resolution after the involuntary scare maneuver: "I definitely don't want to do another pirouette like that, neither this evening nor at any other time during the race.""


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