Capsize and Rescue!

Late Sunday night the trimaran Groupama 3 capsized some 80 miles to the
East of the port of Dunedin in New Zealand during its the round the
world record attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy. The tragedy occurred
when leeward float broke in two, leading to the breakage of the two
beams and then the subsequent capsize. Franck Cammas and his crew of
nine were sailing 5 to 7 metre waves and 25 to 30 knot winds. No one was
injured. After 24 days at sea, Groupama 3 had a day's lead over record
holder Bruno Peyron's time for Jules Verne Trophy.

The New Zealand rescue services, alerted by a distress beacon, were on the scene four hours later and airlifted all crew to safety. You can get more information and vew video taken on the scene by the crew prior to their rescue at: http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en