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Trimaran capsized off Rio de Janeiro

800 nautical miles off the Brazilian coast abeam of Rio de Janeiro,the French skipper of the "Prince de Bretagne", Lionel Lemonchois, triggered his EPIRB on Jan 27, 2014, after capsizing the Maxi 80 trimaran while attempting to break the Mauriceienne record from Port-Louis in France to Port-Louis in Mauritius. He was in his 11th day at sea trying to break the record of Francis Joyon, when the trimaran capsized in a SE breeze of 16-18 knots. After triggering the beacon in the middle of the afternoon Lemonchois had a brief satellite phone call with his support team some hours later. He advised them that his multihull capsized and he was safe inside the central hull after releasing the rig to relieve the boat. Lemonchois, had a slightly injured hand, but planned to stay aboard the "Prince de Bretagne" to organize its recovery. A French support team was on its way to Brazil to organise a towing boat. These operations should take some time but Lemonchois was safe in the central hull of his trimaran with plenty of food and water.