French sailor survives 16 hours in capsized boat in Atlantic

[SailingVeracity]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62413556

[NaClyDog]

Is that keel retracted or broken off???

[boatman61]

Long way to go to beat Tony Bullimores feat.. glad Frenchie survived..

[leecea]

Originally Posted by NaClyDog

Is that keel retracted or broken off???

I stole this from another forum:

Cape Racing Yachts​

On Monday evening at approximately 20h20 European time, Laurent Camprubi was sailing solo on our Cape 40 V2, #179, Jeanne off the coast off Portugal doing his 1,000nm Route du Rhum qualification. He triggered his emergency beacon after loosing the keel and capsizing. We are extremely relieved that Laurent was rescued by the maritime safety authorities and has been returned to shore.
The yacht is being towed to shore and we expect it to arrive sometime today. We are currently working with the yacht's team to establish what happened. More will follow.

[SV Tom Crean]

Who said monohulls sink and cats don’t.

[fxykty]

Originally Posted by SV Tom Crean

Who said monohulls sink and cats don’t.
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Nice one!

A monohull without a keel becomes just like a cat - capsized, floating, and not right-able. Given the float bags, perhaps not unsinkable. Also, much more dark and dreary inside, without a safe way in and out (or do IMOCA boats have an escape hatch in the transom?).

[StuM]

Originally Posted by SV Tom Crean

Who said monohulls sink and cats don’t.
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Basic safety rules:
Take the keel off a monohull and it won't sink.
Take the mast off a cat and it won't capsize.