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The boats have been taking a real hammering and suffering mast damage on this last leg across the Southern Ocean.
Mapfre has had to take a 13 hour stop in a bay around Cape Horn to fix mast damage.
Vestas - has been dis masted - luckily with no injuries or loss of life and is now under power heading for the Falklands.
Turn the Tide on Plastic - had mast problems and had to reduce speed for safety and checking stays
to make sure they are secure etc. Seem to be up and running again at around 18 kts.
Yachts hitting very fast speeds at 20 plus knots and even above.
Neville
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