Sailing-Early Route du Rhum setback for Dorange as protest looms after crash多朗日号帆船赛因事故导致早鸟朗姆之路赛程受阻，抗议活动迫在眉睫。
PARIS, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Violette Dorange is facing the first major setback of her young sailing career as she risks a complaint following a collision with Romain Pilliard in the 13th Route du Rhum.
FILE PHOTO - Les Sables-d'Olonne, France - February 9, 2025 Devenir's Violette Dorange arrives after finishing the Vendee Globe REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
PARIS, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Violette Dorange is facing the first major setback of her young sailing career as she risks a complaint following a collision withRomain Pilliard in the 13th Route du Rhum.
The contact between the 25-year-old sailor, who became the youngest competitor to finish theVendee Globe in 2025, and Pilliard occurred on Sunday, shortly after the start from Saint-Malo, northwestern France of the transatlantic race toPointe-a-Pitre in Guadeloupe.
"I’ve informed the race committee that I’m going to lodge a complaint against Initiatives Coeur," Pilliard told French sports daily L'Equipe.
"She's a great sailor, I don't blame her. I know her and I like her a lot, but it's a mistake."
Both boats headed for Roscoff to assess the damage, with Dorange's Initiatives-Coeur IMOCA suffering issues affecting its foil and hull.
"I'm still in the race but it's on standby; there is major damage to my boat, it's broken," Pilliard said in an Instagram video.
Dorange will sail to her home port Lorient to repair the monohull, Initiatives-Coeur said in a statement.
"It's a racing incident, the kind that sometimes happens," Dorange said.
"Romain had to make a manoeuvre that put Use It Again in front of Initiatives-Cœur's path. I didn't have enough time to adjust my settings and avoid the collision."
"The impact was violent. In this condition, it's impossible to cross the Atlantic. It's a huge disappointment. I'm also thinking of Romain and his team," she added.
Ronan Deshayes, Initiatives-Coeur technical director, also told L'Equipe that the team had lodged a complaint.
Dorange joined Initiatives-Coeur last year, spending her first season alongside Britain's Samantha Davies before switching to solo in 2026.
She claimed two podium finishes during this year's IMOCA season.
(Reporting by Vincent Daheron, editing by Ed Osmond)
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文件照片 - 法国莱萨布勒多洛讷 - 2025 年 2 月 9 日，Devenir 的 Violette Dorange 在完成 Vendee Globe 后抵达 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/文件照片
巴黎，11 月 2 日（路透社）——维奥莱特·多朗日 (Violette Dorange) 在其年轻的帆船生涯中遭遇了第一次重大挫折，她在第 13 届朗姆之路帆船赛中与罗曼·皮利亚尔 (Romain Pilliard) 发生碰撞后，可能面临投诉。
这位 25 岁的帆船运动员（他成为 2025 年旺代环球帆船赛最年轻的完赛者）与皮利亚尔的接触发生在周日，当时跨大西洋帆船赛从法国西北部的圣马洛出发，前往瓜德罗普岛的皮特尔角。
“我已经通知赛事委员会，我将对‘Initiatives Coeur’提出投诉，”皮利亚尔告诉法国体育日报《队报》。
“她是个很棒的水手，我不怪她。我认识她，也很喜欢她，但这确实是个错误。”
两艘船都前往罗斯科夫评估损失，其中多朗日的 Initiatives-Coeur IMOCA 帆船的翼和船体都出现了问题。
“我还在参赛，但处于待命状态；我的船严重受损，已经坏了，”皮利亚德在一段 Instagram 视频中说道。
“多朗日号”将驶往其母港洛里昂进行单体船维修，Initiatives-Coeur 在一份声明中表示。
“这是一起赛车事故，那种事故有时会发生，”多朗格说。
“罗曼不得不做出一个动作，让‘再次使用’挡在‘倡议之心’的前面。我没有足够的时间调整设置来避免碰撞。”
“撞击非常猛烈。在这种情况下，不可能横渡大西洋。这太令人失望了。我也在为罗曼和他的团队祈祷，”她补充道。
Initiatives-Coeur 技术总监 Ronan Deshayes 也告诉《队报》，该团队已提出投诉。
Dorange 去年加入了 Initiatives-Coeur，在第一个赛季与英国选手 Samantha Davies 搭档，之后于 2026 年开始单飞。
在今年的IMOCA赛季中，她两次登上领奖台。
（Vincent Daheron报道，Ed Osmond编辑）
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