Groupama 3 Rescue Video

You can see a couple of great videos of Groupama 3 after the capsize here. The first one is the actual rescue by the NZ Coastguard and the second is earlier as they were preparing to be rescued. The thing that's amazing is the calm and good humor these guys are in. It takes a a hell of a team spirit to laugh through the adversity that these guys are going through. OK, they are relieved that they are all safe and that it's a daytime rescue in moderately light conditions (well moderate compared to the 40kts they were being slammed with the night before). Nevertheless, they know their race is over and who knows what next. You can see it sink in as they crowd together on the helicopter. The look of relief turn to personal sadness. Great post about the capsize and recue on Sailjuice.