Robert Stanjek says he is “very disappointed” about GUYOT environnement-Team Europe having to turn back to Cape Town after sustaining damage on their boat.
The crew were in a good position, running behind Team Holcim-PRB but at the beginning of day four of the third leg, a problem with the hull forced them to head back to the start in Cape Town.
Ad Leg three is the longest in The Ocean Race’s history at 12,750 nautical miles from Cape Town in South Africa to Itajai in Brazil and sees the crews travel along the Southern Ocean.
The Ocean RaceHarris completes gruelling mast repair for Team Malizia10 HOURS AGO Stanjek is an experienced sailor, having represented Germany at the 2012 Olympics in London and was a silver medallist at the 20211 World Championships. “In general I am very disappointed,” he said. “The Southern Ocean and sailing around the world becomes more and more pure, it was one of my main motivations [for the race]. “I’ve done 1000 races but this was a new adventure so I’m very, very sad that it’s falling apart.