Damage Repairs Commence for SVR Lazartigue in Cape Town. Now It's Up To Their Shore Team.

Arriving off Cape Town, Tom Laperche was met by a wall of winds gusting to 50 to 60 knots along the coast. It was impossible to consider any kind of access the port. So SVR Lazartigue had to stay on standby, hove-too into the wind, waiting for better conditions. The wind eventually died down, and four members of the team boarded the giant Ultim later in the morning. Securing the boat and analyzing the damage are their two missions at the moment. Laperche was sent ashore so that he could rest and recover with some good sleep. With the wind still blowing heavily, the technical team has not yet been able to dock the giant multi in the port of Cape Town.