Transatlantic rigging failure: how a professional skipper managed the emergency with a young family onboard

Fellow ARC entrants, Sue and Chip Ogilvie were able to provide the Ellis family with extra fuel, in case they needed to motor the rest of the way across the Atlantic. Credit: Vicky Ellis

Facing an Atlantic crossing with broken shrouds and two young children onboard is the ultimate test of seamanship for Vicky Ellis.

Broken shrouds and two young children onboard during a transatlantic crossing is the ultimate test of seamanship for Vicky Ellis