Prince de Bretagne Maxi 80 trimaran capsizes off coast of Brazil, Lionel Lemonchois safe onboard

The following update from the teams facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/MaxiPrinceDeBretagne

and the rough bing translate:

After his emergency beacon in mid-afternoon to 800 miles off the Brazilian coast Monday, Lionel Lemonchois had a brief telephone contact with his team ashore evening.

 

The latter informed its multihull had capsized, he was safely inside the central hull after having released the rigging to relieve the boat.