Vento di Sardegna continues to race at the Global Solo Challenge , the solo around the world race. And in the midst of the storm double Cape Horn . The Italian skipper Andrea Mura is still third, but has recovered about a day on First light in second position.

Getting to the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego was difficult: there was a storm waiting for the Sardinian navigator . And Mura was forced to slow down between Saturday and Sunday so as not to end up right in the heart of the storm.

Monday seemed like the right time to stop by. Mura prepared the boat as best as possible. Despite all the precautions, during the night Vento di Sardegna suffered numerous damages . A wave completely destroyed the cover on the port side of the boat, bent the pipes and tore the plastic. One of the pipes broke through the deck resulting in flooding of the boat with all the associated risks of hypothermia. The skipper managed, despite the cold due to the lack of heating, to repair some of the most serious damage and continue his route.

At 2 am, Cape Horn was finally rounded .

Together with Vento di Sardegna, Mura has been at sea for 80 days and has traveled almost 19 thousand nautical miles: only 7,000 miles separate him from Marina Coruña, the finish line. This is the ultimate objective: to make the journey back to Spain in the shortest time possible.

The arrival is scheduled for March 9th.

(Unioneonline)

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