Hexagon dismasts (again)

Brad van Liew to the rescue as Dalton loses his second rig

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Hexagon skipper Graham Dalton, currently in fifth place on the water in leg 4 of Around Alone, informed the Race HQ at 13:50 hrs GMT on Saturday 1st March that his Open 60 had dismasted

At the time Hexagon was lying at 48 07S 59 29W approximately 250 miles NW of the Falklands. Dalton is safe, and has not reported any hull damage.

At 14:30hrs GMT, Class 2 leader, American skipper Brad van Liew on Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America, was diverted from his position at 50degS and 56degW in order to standby to assist Dalton if required. At 16:15GMT van Liew was 156 miles from Hexagon, roughly 15 hours away from Dalton’s position.

This is the second time that Dalton has lost the rig on his Open 60. The first was at the start of his transatlantic delivery trip/qualifier prior to the start of Around Alone.


POSITIONS AT 1400GMT 1st MARCH 2003

Class 1
Boat Lat Lon AvgBsp AvgHeading DTF

1 Solidaires 39 37.500 S, 45 32.480 W, 67.11 nm, 8.39 kt, 29 °T, 1649.70 nm,
2 Bobst Group-Armor Lux 40 53.310 S, 46 18.000 W, 104.71 nm, 13.08 kt, 56 °T, 1732.79 nm
3 Tiscali 43 08.020 S, 54 10.000 W, 69.44 nm, 8.68 kt, 30 °T, 2017.47 nm
4 Pindar 46 59.120 S, 56 01.420 W, 97.72 nm, 12.21 kt, 49 °T, 2251.55 nm
5 Hexagon 48 07.000 S, 59 29.000 W, 102.71 nm, 12.84 kt, 59 °T, 2390.26 nm
6 Ocean Planet 51 41.000 S, 57 49.000 W, 0.32 nm, 0.04 kt, 13 °T, 2524.45 nm

Class 2
Boat Lat Lon AvgBsp AvgHeading DTF
1 Tommy Hilfiger 50 23.260 S, 56 36.330 W, 63.35 nm, 7.92 kt, 22 °T, 2434.36 nm
2 Everest Horizontal 55 57.260 S, 74 46.500 W, 83.58 nm, 10.44 kt, 123 °T, 3198.71 nm
3 Spirit of yukoh 56 15.640 S, 80 58.410 W, 67.50 nm, 8.44 kt, 127 °T, 3404.28 nm
4 BTC Velocity 53 34.260 S, 94 12.360 W, 70.92 nm, 8.87 kt, 86 °T, 3883.96 nm
5 Spirit of Canada 53 36.120 S, 97 54.520 W, 75.00 nm, 9.37 kt, 78 °T, 4007.15 nm