In Svendborg, Denmark 300 singlehanded sailors from 9 countries to the Silverrudder Challenge, witch first started in 2012. After sailing for 30 minutes, the 44-year old Dane, Jakob Madsen, sailing in about 24 true, capsized dramatically and was in the water, but climbed back at the boat where he was rescued 20 minutes later. The boat is probably totally damaged, and the carbon mast is broken. See the article and pictures.
First boat in the Silverruder Challenge, around Fyn, 134 miles, was the new Black Marlin, 31 feet carbon trimaran. See it here sailing in the race here. Black Marlin sailed the race in 15 hours and 48 minutes. And a Dragonfly 28 was second boat, awith an A-Cat was third. – Anarchist Troels.
