GPS Team Challenge - One Eyed Cantabrians (Sth Is, New Zealand)

Chch estuary, Nothing as predicted. Falcon 79, R4 6.2, C3 venom 28.5 proto. then 12 hours later, back again, Falcon 79, R3 5.6, C3 venom 28.5 proto...faster and further

Mike Sinclair (25020km):

4006 days ago

4 categories

Gusty, nasty Nor wester. Amazing how bad the gear can feel in this wind, draggy, jerky....crap.

Finished up when my mast let go at the ferrule but that was ok, I was looking for an excuse to quit.

Hopefully, that's why my gear felt so bad, with the ferrule collapsing.

Terry A (20336km):

4006 days ago

3 categories

Melville Beach, WA, AU Carbon Art 62, TR 8 6.6 33 Lockwood weed

Nice sail after 3 groveling days in Lancelin

Hands are showing a lot of wear and tear after 10 days sailing in a row

Comments

Dan

Sth Is
New Zealand

4006 days ago

Is that 3 masts broken now?

Mike Sinclair

Sth Is
New Zealand

4005 days ago

That mast breakage was my own doing.

It was the one which I repaired the ferrule (broken 430/21 chopped to make a 400/20).

Always a bit suspect and so I only ever sail it in the estuary where I can walk home.

It lasted a couple of seasons so not all bad. It always felt real good until today.

The ferrule came adrift and sort of folded over which prob explain why the rig felt so bad the whole time.

Couldn't get any speed as the rig drive would dissappear every gust.

PS....nice light session this morning, off to Kaikoura now, back Monday. Hope you won't need your mast in the meantime.

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