Bad news for Holcim-PRB. Kevin Escoffier’s boat, with a crew made up of Annemieke Bes, Benjamin Schwartz, Fabien Delahaye and Georgia Schofield, who are not injured, dismasted this Thursday morning. According to the official press release, the crew was sailing about 20 miles off the Brazilian coast in moderate winds and calm seas.
The dismasting occurred at 7 a.m. French time on the fourth day of the leg between Itajai and Newport. As a reminder, Holcim-PRB was leading the general classification before her dismasting. He was ahead of AAth Hour Racing Team.
