Re: Vendée Globe: Le peloton

Lu sur sailing anarchy ce matin :

At the 11.00 Vendee Globe position reports Vincent Riou and Jean Pierre
Dick, were about 6 miles apart. At about 12.30 GMT, both skippers got a big
fright. Vincent Riou, on PRB, had been down below checking his charts when
he decided to go on deck and make sure all was well. On setting foot in the
cockpit, he was staggered to see that Paprec-Virbac was so close; far too
close! Just how close Vincent isn't sure, but he reckoned about 20 to 30
second away and on a collision course.

Vincent, on port tack, grabbed the tiller to luff and just avoided an
accident. Vincent said afterward "My anti collision radar was on, but I
never heard anything from it. It's the closest shave I've ever had, all the
time I've been at sea."

Jean-Pierre Dick said "I was asleep. Vincent called me to tell me what
happened. It is fortunate he saw me or it would have been a catastrophe.
Looking back it really scares you."