Benjamin Dutreux ‘determined’ to return to The Ocean Race with GUYOT environnement-Team Europe but ‘a lot of work’ ahead

GUYOT environnement-Team Europe are «determined» to return to The Ocean Race, but skipper Benjamin Dutreux has added that there is “a lot of work” to be done after their Leg 4 dismasting. The crew were just over 600 miles east of the finish in Newport when they were forced to dismast in challenging weather conditions that saw gale force winds rise above 30 knots. Ad The boat will not be on the start line for Leg 5, which gets under way on May 21, but Dutreux says that the team are determined to return to the race.

The Ocean RaceHolcim PRB focussing on being ‘as fast as possible’ on Leg 52 HOURS AGO “We are very happy to see everybody in Halifax (in Canada, where the boat eventually docked),” said Dutreux. “We are in the wrong place but we are very happy to be here and safe. “Now it's time to make some plans.

The technical team are trying to identify exactly what we need to do to repair the boat and return to the race. “I think tomorrow we will have a good idea of what we need to do to get the boat back. But first, the boat will probably return to Europe next week for a 10-day trip.

That will give us some time to make a plan of what we need to do to compete in the next legs. “But for sure the team is very determined to come back to finish the race. Everybody will work a lot to find the best solution.” Team Holcim-PRB in race against time for 'very important' Leg 5 GUYOT Environnement-Team Europe face challenges to return after dismasting Biotherm faced 'violent' conditions on night Guyot Environnement — Team Europe dismasted However, Dutreux added that it was not simply a case of replacing the mast.