Bullimore's 33m catamaran capsized - Seven crew rescued

3:39 PM Thu 28 Oct 2010 GMT

'Tony Bullimore’s Spirit of Antigua' Franck Gicquiaud Click Here to view large photo

Seven British based sailors were successfully airlifted off the 33m racing catamaran 'Spirit of Antigua' late on Wednesday night after capsizing in the Bay of Biscay, 135 miles south west of Brest. The famous catamaran, which set a round the world record back in 1994 when named 'ENZA New Zealand' is owned by Tony Bullimore, who himself was rescued back in 1996 after surviving for five days in his upturned yacht in the Southern Ocean. Bullimore was not onboard this time. The crew, skippered by Ben Jones from Bristol, were delivering the multihull from Lisbon to Bristol, via La Corunna, ...

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by Barry Pickthall