The ULTIM SVR-Lazartigue trimaran which is racing in the South Atlantic towards the Indian Ocean in second place on the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest, Tom Laperche has suffered damage to the daggerboard following a collision that occurred last night at 4:30 a.m. UTC.
Solo skipper Tom Laperche immediately informed his technical team and he has been in constant contact with them. He is positioned about 1300 miles from Cape Town
The collision damaged the dagger board case causing a significant water ingress which remains stabilized. Laperche is safe and is being assisted by his technical team to assess the damage and organize the next steps over the next few hours.
