Skipper solves puzzle
PA Auckland Eric Tabarly yesterday provided the answer to the mystery of why his 83-foot maxi Cote d’Or is sailing such a northerly course in the Whitbread round-the-world race. Race officials In Portsmouth have for the last few days been puzzled as to why the yacht, a contender for line honours in the race, continues to head north.
Tabarly, the skipper, said the yacht was having similar hull problems to the ones it had in heavy weather on the final stages of the leg to Cape Town. He said he had opted for a northerly course to avoid the more extreme weather to the south.
Another problem is that the tubes through which the yacht’s steering linkages travel are twisted and Cote d’Or may soon have to resort to emergency steering.
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