Extreme Sailing Series: Groupama Crash - Cowes Week 2010

[MegaBunky]

lol that old guy with the binoculars

[sailing314]

Looks like a breach of rule 12 OR 11, 15 and 16 (of course 14 goes without saying).

[wightnproud]

lol Hope they managed to get their insurance claim for repairs processed quicker than they do for my car...3 months and still waiting! Drive safe!!

[tiopirata2]

Why did these guys not just dump the sheets and depower? They look to have had the time and space to do this.

[stdxw21]

@tiopirata2 They have a hydraulic ram on the boom on a 1:1 mainsheet, then they just have the traveller to ease the main, jib is self tacker, so you can't just dump sheets!

[tiopirata2]

@stdxw21 Point taken, and easy system to use. So they don't have a hydraulic dump either?

[piwero]

who had a preference?

[stdxw21]

@piwero Groupama looked ok, I'd say Rothschild we're give way boat.

[piwero]

@stdxw21 Thanks !! good winds