the Hungarian Weöres stopped in the Canary Islands to repair his sails

Hungarian skipper Szabolcs Weöres (New Europe), entered in the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe, stopped on Sunday in the Canary Islands to repair his sails after he had been in great difficulty for several days. “Her headsail is damaged and a large hole has formed in her mainsail,” specified the organization of the solo and unassisted race on Sunday noon on its website, supporting photo.

The 51-year-old sailor remains confident that he will be able to “complete his repairs” and “resume” the race in which he occupies last place, falling behind by nearly at 11:00 a.m. (10:00 GMT) on Sunday. of 456 nautical miles from the first Jean Le Cam (It all begins in Finistère – Armor-Lux) after seven days of racing. The Hungarian, who is taking part in the Vendée Globe for the first time, however, does not know how long he will remain at anchor, near the port of Las Palmas and when he will be able to leave. In a photo transmitted from the edge, we see a large tear right in the middle of its main sail. A few days before, “Szabi” had sent photos of one of his front sails, also very torn, shared on the Vendée Globe X account.