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Dec 5, 2010, 4:38 PM
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Etienne Giroire capsize in Route du Rhum 2010
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Etienne Giroire, the only American entrant in the legendary single handed, trans Atlantic race, Route du Rhum, was 1300 miles from the finish on November 13 when his 40’ trimaran “ATNinc.com” capsized. The 3,543 mile course began in Saint Malo, Brittany, France on October 31st and ends in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles.
At the time of the capsize, Etienne was in 4th place of his class. After 10 hours on his life raft, he was picked up by a Container ship en route to Pointe a Pitre. The capsizing occurred too far to organize a rescue of the boat. Etienne, who was unhurt and very disappointed stated, “I was in very good spirits, had fixed up the main halyard and felt ready for the last part of the race. But a squall came by and flipped ATNinc.com in a matter of seconds. I am very sad of losing my boat but that’s part of the risk of singlehanded sailing”.
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