Guest Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 i was on a ross 35 today, just past the noises doing 11-12kts with the masthead chute up then we heard a rather large bang. looked up, main was slack, mast had a horrible s bend in it and kite foot was nearly in the water. we got the kite down and i was sent up the rig in a 1m chop to cut the halyard so we could get the main down. looks like we broke the windward diamond then the backstay pulled the mast crane off. poorly taken pics whenever i can be f**ked putting them up Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Betcha Murray is gutted! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 yep a lil' bit! i bloody got castrated though. while up the rig my tackle acted as a cushioning pad for the rest of my body! very sore now.. Link to post Share on other sites
The big T 41 Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Prawn Broker wants a new mast - you better go crew for him Jordan and make it three in a row! Link to post Share on other sites
col j 0 Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 we could tell it was bent from about 500mts away. we just thought someone let the topmast backstay off at the wrong time. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 What's the deal with running aground in the Gold Cup series? Are you allowed to drop your sails, motor off the sticky bit, rehoist and finish? Link to post Share on other sites
wal 27 Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 It's shallow over there. We got to .7m under the keel and crash tacked - but I was watching the depth gauge, plus I sailed there once in my Cherub and could remember how far out the tide goes There was a new song on the radio at the time Bohemian Rhapsody it was........... Link to post Share on other sites
Absolution 7 Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 What's the deal with running aground in the Gold Cup series?Are you allowed to drop your sails, motor off the sticky bit, rehoist and finish? The Richmond sailing insructions specifically allow it and for the spring regatta both sets of sailing instructions apply. I reported the incident in to the race officials and no action was taken. Link to post Share on other sites
Absolution 7 Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 It's shallow over there. We got to .7m under the keel and crash tacked - but I was watching the depth gauge, plus I sailed there once in my Cherub and could remember how far out the tide goes There was a new song on the radio at the time Bohemian Rhapsody it was........... About 10 seconds before we hit the bottom I realized that one of the crew had switched the depth display over to read max speed. He had just got off the rail to change it back when we felt the first bump. We followed river rebel in there and i didn't know that they had crash tacked to get out until I spoke to Karl at RYC last night. Unfortunately we draw 0.2m more. Wal, how deep is the keel on demo? Link to post Share on other sites
wal 27 Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 8' Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 8' and Bohemian Rhapsody What millennium do you belong to. Link to post Share on other sites
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