CLASS40 SOS MÉDITERRANÉE ABANDONS

After suffering several setbacks during the first night of racing; including the loss of the big spinnaker, a defective medium spinnaker, and computer problems meaning they could not read weather data, the French crew of the Class40 SOS Méditerranée, Pascal Fravalo and Guillaume Goumy, believe that crossing the Atlantic in these circumstances would not be wise or safe and have therefore made the decision to abandon.

Currently the boat is heading towards Lorient.