Overview
- Caroline Dieu and Jérôme Délire say a private jet’s wake knocked down their Class40 in the Bay of Biscay and shredded the medium spinnaker.
- The pair, sailing Innovad Group – XLG, posted an emotional video but reported they are uninjured and have resumed course with a temporary sail.
- They need their medium spinnaker to continue competitively, with a spare kept in Dunkerque and a request to their shore team to bring it to Spain.
- Race regulations reported by French media may bar taking on a new sail during the mandatory La Coruña stop ordered for Class40s because of an incoming depression.
- By Thursday morning they were 39th and still distant from the port, and the aircraft had not been identified as the skipper described multiple low passes consistent with a business jet.