What happened to Team phillips?
It was abandoned during a freak storm in the mid-Atlantic in December 2000. 70-knot (130 km/h) winds and 10-metre (33 ft) waves started to produce cracks in the crew’s central safety pod and forced Pete Goss to send out a mayday signal.
What is Pete Goss doing now?
He now splits his time between his ongoing adventures and delivering inspirational and motivational talks to organisations around the world, as well as lecturing at business schools including Oxford University.
Who did Pete Goss rescue?
sailor Raphael Dinelli
BRITISH round the world yachtsman Pete Goss last night rescued a competitor after putting aside dreams of race victory. French solo sailor Raphael Dinelli (28) was stranded in a liferaft dropped to him by a rescue plane after his yacht Algimouss began to sink in the Indian Ocean.
What was the design of Team Philips?
Team Philips was a catamaran sailing vessel built to try to take Pete Goss around the world in record time. The design consisted of two thin, wave piercing hulls, each with its own sail, connected by high placed bridges between the hulls to minimise wave drag. It was built in Totnes, England to compete in The Race,…
What happened to Pete Goss’s ship?
It was abandoned during a freak storm in the mid-Atlantic in December 2000. 70-knot (130 km/h) winds and 10-metre (33 ft) waves started to produce cracks in the crew’s central safety pod and forced Pete Goss to send out a mayday signal. He abandoned ship with the rest of his crew, and the vessel broke up several days later.
What happened to Team Philips superyacht?
Pete Goss, Team Philips skipper The super yacht was believed to be drifting in the Atlantic after being hit by heavy winds in gale force conditions. However, an extensive aerial search has failed to find the giant craft.