Gitana Team: Foil damage aboard the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
This Tuesday morning, shortly before 04:00 GMT, Charles Caudrelier contacted his shore team to alert them to the damage on the port foil of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild. This major incident occurred as the skipper of Gitana Team was sailing downwind, some 400 miles north of the Azores, in heavy 3m seas and 20/25 knots of N’ly wind. At the time, the latest Gitana was lying in 4th place in the Ultim category of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe fleet.
The skipper is fine and the situation is under control.
With the support of his shore team, Charles Caudrelier is currently performing the necessary operations to make the damaged foil secure whilst carrying out more extensive investigations aboard to determine the extent of the damage. Meantime, his routing unit is studying the various options possible.
Technical Specifications — Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
Length: 32 m
Beam: 23 m
Netting area: 170 m²
Aerodynamic covers: 73 m²
Cockpit manoeuvring area: 9 m²
Living area: 4.8 m²
Displacement: 19.5 tonnes
Number of appendages: 6
Float rudder height: 4 m
Foil span: 10.4 m
Foil bulb length: 2.4 m
Upwind sail area: 450 m²
Downwind sail area: 630 m²
Air draught: 38.4 m
Electrical cabling: 8 km
Number of sensors: 500
Total decorated surface area (hulls and sails): 2,000 m²
The new Maxi Edmond de Rothschild is the 28th yacht in a legendary maritime history that celebrates its 150th anniversary this month.
