The skipper of Lazare Tanguy Le Turquais explains that he got scared during a maneuver in the Vendée Globe in the difficult area of the Doldrums.
If the majority of sailors in the Vendée Globe 2024 have been in the southern hemisphere since Thursday, the poorly classified have not yet passed the terrible Doldrums. Among his poorly classified, Tanguy Le Turquais (Lazare), 28th at 7 a.m. this Friday, was scared last night. In a video posted for Ouest-France, the skipper came close to a terrible injury when carrying out a maneuver to react to a change in wind. “I would like to talk to you about boat storage because last night (Wednesday to Thursday night), something happened to me. In the Doldrums, the wind changes all the time, you have to change sails, you have to do lots of maneuvers. I had stowed my boat incorrectly and between two maneuvers, it almost was a disaster. I almost had my arm torn off by a sheet (a rope) on which I had not made enough turns around the winch (winch). It was a little reminder of order” he said. The 35-year-old skipper is also the companion of Clarisse Cremer, who is also taking part in the race and who is currently 12th.
