Route du Rhum: Violette Dorange renounces to return to Guadeloupe due to "structural damage" too significant on her boat

Violette Dorange has withdrawn from the Route du Rhum due to significant structural damage to her Imoca, Initiatives-cœur. The necessary repairs will prevent her from continuing the race. Initial assessments revealed more extensive damage than previously identified after a collision with Romain Pilliard's trimaran shortly after the race began. Both skippers have filed claims with the French sailing federation to determine responsibility for the incident.