RTIR...who's in?

[Javelin]

Most amusing sight, thanks to Sunsail, one of its dodgems trying to go up wind with a kite wrap on the forestay!

We saw that happen.
The wind built to around 25knts for a while and they dove down wind to stop broaching.
Trouble was they then got a twist round the fore stay as they went too deep and that was that.
No matter what they tried it wouldn't untwist.
We saw them heading off towards Cherbourg and then after the finish on out way back to Pompy we saw them motoring up past Ryde,

I counted seeing four Spinnakers destroyed and two broken masts between the needles and St Catherines.

Great fun if a little expensive.....

 

[Javelin]

Just found a photo of the poor folk and a photo of us just after one of our broaches, ooops and one where things were working well.

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[Javelin]

just found one of us during a broach - I was trimming the kite and shouting at the mainsheet trimmer to DUMP IT, too late....

 

[flaming]

Just found a photo of the poor folk and a photo of us just after one of our broaches, ooops and one where things were working well.

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nice matching sail numbers!

 

[Giblets]

nice matching sail numbers!

Must have confused the one in front and the one behind when crossing the finish line!