The story of Paul Meilhat's rescue


While in 2nd place in the Transat St Barth Port-La-Forêt, Paul Meilhat (SMA) was seriously injured during a manoeuvre on December 14th. He had to wait more than 20 hours, due to the too bad weather conditions, before he could be hoisted and taken to the hospital.

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1 The story of Paul Meilhat's rescue
The story of Paul Meilhat's rescue
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The Imoca SMA, the crazy Odyssey of the ghost racing yacht
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