The second leg of the round-the-world Reconnaissance Tour of the SolOceans, between Wellington and Cherbourg round Cape Horn, has been called off because of icebergs.

The decision was taken by SailingOne CEO Yvan Gribova after consultation with specialists monitoring the icebergs' drift in the southern Pacific.

Gribova took into account information from the NASA, the C-CORE, the Canadian institute following the iceberg, and the European Space Agency.

The information was also confirmed by solo Russian sailor Fedor Konyukhov, who is 1,000 nautical miles away from Cape Horn.

Bostik will return to France on a cargo ship allowing Charles Caudrelier and his crew to avoid unnecessary risks with icebergs drifting round Cape Horn, the southernmost headland of South America.

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