This news will change the current 14th Ocean Race considerably: Mast breakage for Team Holcim - PRB! The accident occurred on 27 April at 7 a.m. German time on the fourth leg from Itajaí over 5,500 nautical miles to Newport. At the time of the accident, there were moderate winds and a moderate swell about 20 nautical miles off the Brazilian coast. According to a press statement from the organisers, the crew remained unharmed.
At the time of the incident, the team was leading the Ocean Race fleet by nine nautical miles ahead of the US team 11th Hour Racing. Team Malizia was in third place. Team Holcim - PRB also leads the overall classification of the 14th Ocean Race edition with 19 points ahead of Team Malizia (14 points) and 11th Hour Racing (13 points).
Kevin Escoffier started this fourth stage with a completely new team after finishing second on the queen stage. On board are Fabien Delahaye, Benjamin Schwartz and Dutch rider Annemieke Bes as well as the experienced on-board reporter Georgia Schofield.
