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Yacht removed from Guernsey beach
The 'Koesio' has left the Guernsey beach on the morning of Pct 29., towed by the tug 'L'Express', based in Saint-Malo'. The yacht was pulled bottom up to the port of Saint Peter Port in Guernsey, where it was righted. The Ocean Fifty was then towed back to Saint-Malo on the evening, scheduled to arrive in La Rochelle early next week. Erwan Le Roux, skipper of the 'Koesio', promised to be at the starting line of the Transat Café l'Or with this boat and with Audrey Ogereau in two years. Report with photo: https://www.francebleu.fr/emissions/l-info-d-ici-ici-normandie-seine-maritime-eure/transat-cafe-l-or-l-ocean-fifty-koesio-remorque-jusqu-en-bretagne-3072198
Trimaran to be towed to St. Peter Port upside down
The skippers Erwan Leroux, 51, and Audrey Ogereau, 33, of the 'Koesio', that ran aground at Perelle, were hoping to refloat the trimaran on Oct 29. The boat had drifted ashore on the shingle bank at the southern end of Perelle Bay after it had capsized as one of three Ocean Fifty trimarans on the first night of the transatlantic race, Transat Cafe L’Or, running from Le Havre to Martinique in the Caribbean. On Oct 27 they returned to the beach to inspect the boat in the hope she could be refloated and towed, upside down, into St Peter Port. The boat is damaged, but the hulls have remained intact. The accident was caused a combination of a big wave and a sudden shift in the wind, when heading into the wind, which suddenly switched to behind and gusted from 18 to 40mph. When the boat flipped they escaped through the safety hatch in the hull. After being airlifted to France, the pair, along with support crew, immediately caught the next ferry to Guernsey. They spent the afternoon of Oct 26 working to move the boat, which has an estimated value of £3.5m., further up the beach to relative safety using cranes. The 3.5 tonne trimaran was moved above the high water mark, after the local company Bob Froome & Sons had arrived on the beach at 1 p.m. to assist with two diggers, which were used as cranes to lift the boat, which took an hour. The boat’s mast had been split in two and was carried to the top of the beach. Most of the sails and smaller equipment could be saved. Once towed to St Peter Port the trimaran is to be turned upright again with a crane and then taken to La Rochelle. Report with photos: https://guernseypress.com/news/2025/10/28/skippers-hoping-to-refloat-stricken-racing-yacht-tomorrow
Trimaran capsized hours after start of Transat Café L’Or
The Transat Café L’Or, the former Transat Jacques Vabre, has got off to a dramatic start with three Ocean Fifty trimarans capsizing in the first night of racing from Le Havre to Martinique, The 10 trimarans in the Ocean Fifty fleet started on Oct 25, 2025, at 4.30 p.m., aiming to get out of the Channel before the biggest winds hit on the night. The first capsize was reported at 8.27 p.m. UTC, when the 'Lazare X Hellio' (MMSI: 228172130) flipped off La Hague, the first peninsular after the start at Le Havre. The trimaran had set off just four hours previously. Both skippers, Erwan Le Draoulec and Tanguy Le Turquais, were safely airlifted to shore. The SNSM marked the boat’s position, which was later recovered. Weather conditions in the area were reported as rough, with steady winds of 22 to 25 knots, gusts up to 30 knots, and waves of three meters height. On Oct 26 at 12.25 a.m. UTC, the race management team was informed that a second Ocean Fifty, the 'Koesio Soloi Sailor', had capsized north of Guernsey. At the time, the yacht was in 8th position and sailing in a 25-knot northerly wind with waves of 2,5 metres height. Co-skippers Erwan Leroux and Audrey Ogereau were both safe and unhurt, and rescued by helicopter. On the morning the wreck of the trimaran washed up on a shingle beach at Perelle on Guernsey. The JESCC and States Works were aware, but the pollution risk was assessed as minimal. The Race Director, acting on behalf of the vessel owner, proceeded to the island and was liaising with the Guernsey Coastguard officers whilst plans for the vessel's recovery were looked at. As the wreck was now more accessible, members of the public were reminded to keep clear of the wreck and not to remove anything from it. The trimaran was successfully recovered from the beach in Guernsey on Oct 26. The skippers Erwan Le Roux and Audrey Ogereau, both uninjured, were on site to supervise the recovery of their boat, which miraculously had landed on a sandbank in the Lihou Bay. At low tide, Vincent Domand and Mathilde Dechezleprêtre, members of the technical team, reached the boat and witnessed its grounding firsthand. Their first task was to lighten the trimaran by removing the sails and water containers, in order to limit the stress on the structure when the tide rose. The British Customs supervised these initial operations, recovering the equipment unloaded. Meanwhile, Erwan Le Roux, Audrey Ogereau, and Grégoire Aubert also made their way to Guernsey. Faced with the urgency imposed by the rising tide, several options were considered: attempting to tow the boat out to sea, supporting it with buoys, or pulling it ashore. The third solution was chosen, deemed the safest to prevent the trimaran from being crushed against the nearby reefs. A few hours later, the maneuver was successfully completed: The 'Koesio' was brought onto the beach on the mid-afternoon, escaping the immediate threat of the rocks. The essentials remained intact: the boat in one piece, with its appendages still attached. The safety operation continued, and the team was now working to preserve its integrity while awaiting the next steps. The 'Inter Invest Solo 2' (MMSI: 228193580), skippered by Matthieu Perraut and Jean-Baptiste Gellée, capsized off the coast of the Abers, the northwest the tip of Brittany at 04.05 a.m. UTC. The co-skippers Perraut and Gellée were also both safe and in good health, and airlifted from the trimaran around 06:00 a,m,. The boat was later salvaged by the trimaran 'Merida'. Report with photos: https://www.yachtingworld.com/all-latest-posts/three-50ft-trimarans-capsize-in-first-night-of-transat-race-all-skippers-rescued-160516 https://www.clubracer.be/gekenterde-koesio-spoelt-aan-op-strand-guernsey-tijdens-transat-cafe-lor/51196/ https://www.voileetmoteur.com/voiliers/actualite-voile/regates-courses/transat-cafe-lor-koesio-sauve-des-eaux/205360
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