via telegraph.co.uk
The fastest man to sail around the planet had to leap to safety from his super fast yacht on Sunday afternoon after it collided with another boat at Cowes Week, Isle of Wight.
Franck Cammas, skipper of Groupama 40, and Yann Guichard, onboard Groupe Edmond de Rothschild, collided at high speed, wiping out Cammas’ steerage and sending his Extreme 40 catamaran hurtling straight for the sea wall at 20 mph.
The four-man crew of Groupama 40 were forced to jump overboard for their own safety.
Groupama 40 was fitted with on-board cameras which show the velocity the boat was travelling at as it smashed into the seawall with a crunch.
No one was injured in the incident.
