William_H
Well-known member
It is a bit sad to be reporting on people's misfortune perhaps even a shame that I am reporting, I hope not for entertainment but rather informing .
Our club had their annual "Rumble in the Reach" This is an event for sports boats like Viper run on a tight course in front of the club to be viewed from the club as a spectacle. With lots of wind this can be a real spectacle. One of our members sailing a Farr 25 (made in Turkey) he was sailing up wind when a competitor was passing going down wind very close. The viper must have lost control and the main sheet caught the skipper of farr around the neck and hooked him out of the boat. He was quickly recovered and taken ashore with serious neck/throat injuries. Looks like a few days in hospital for him. Not your usual kind of sailing accident but then again people have died in yacht race collisions. Now I don't know which boat was on which tack to determine fault but clearly there is a case for more clearance when passing. Perhaps this kind of sports boat madness is for the young. ol'will
Some pictures from 2020 Rumble for interest. https://www.efyc.com.au/gallery/
Our club had their annual "Rumble in the Reach" This is an event for sports boats like Viper run on a tight course in front of the club to be viewed from the club as a spectacle. With lots of wind this can be a real spectacle. One of our members sailing a Farr 25 (made in Turkey) he was sailing up wind when a competitor was passing going down wind very close. The viper must have lost control and the main sheet caught the skipper of farr around the neck and hooked him out of the boat. He was quickly recovered and taken ashore with serious neck/throat injuries. Looks like a few days in hospital for him. Not your usual kind of sailing accident but then again people have died in yacht race collisions. Now I don't know which boat was on which tack to determine fault but clearly there is a case for more clearance when passing. Perhaps this kind of sports boat madness is for the young. ol'will
Some pictures from 2020 Rumble for interest. https://www.efyc.com.au/gallery/
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