SolOceans dismasts

Second set-back for Liz Wardley solo round the world voyage

This morning at dawn, in a Force 7 wind with gusts and a stormy sea, Liz Wardley aboard the SolOceans One-design suffered two knock downs due to successive failures of the NKE autopilot. During this the SolOceans One-design was dismasted.

At the time of the incident the boat was 158 miles west of Madeira and 619 miles south west of Lisbon, Portugal.

Skipper Liz Wardley was not hurt and there is no damage to the SolOceans One-design. Wardley quickly cleared the deck of the mast pieces to avoid damaging the hull or the deck.

She plans to set up a jury rig and sail for Lisbon without assistance.