Just the moment you don't want a squall to arrive

[jlavery]

Properly scary after racing at SailGP in Sydney.

Not so sure about "freak". Conditions had been unstable and gusty during racing.

 

[Clancy Moped]

5hit!

 

[Buck Turgidson]

That looks expensive!

 

[chrishscorp]

What wind speed were they lifting that in ? absolute carnage. Lets just hope no one was actually hurt during that.

 

[Bouba]

I can only assume that if they didn’t take the mask down...then the whole boat would have gone flying

 

[jlavery]

I can only assume that if they didn’t take the mask down...then the whole boat would have gone flying

Yes, I think they were stuffed either way.

 

[jlavery]

"Freak" may be justified. Took out power for 60,000 residents too, apparently.

Canada SailGP Team Sydney Update

 

[Daydream believer]

Knowing the Australians, the crews on the boats racing in the harbour were arguing about whether or not to put in the first reef, or just put another man on the rail & ease the sheets a bit

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Knowing the Australians, the crews on the boats racing in the harbour were arguing about whether or not to put in the first reef, or just put another man on the rail & ease the sheets a bit

That sounds about right. Just drop the traveller a bit, mate. It’ll blow itself out in a jiffy.