Big Breeze, Small Errors, Big Crash

Joe Woods and Red were having a good regatta on San Francisco Bay, when one small error, a round up while setting the chute in Race 6 of the 2010 Melges Worlds, led to disaster. Red continued on immediately after the crash but retired when damage to the boat and an injured crewman made continuing to race unsustainable.

A full regatta video will follow shortly on the VinceSail Channel.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• crash
• high speed
• exciting
• Melges 32
• World Championship
• sailboat racing

[hotshotlezotte]

More footage, please! Any interviews with the guys on the boat??

[VinceSail]

@hotshotlezotte

unfortunately the guys and the boat went right to the yard rather than the club and I missed the opportunity to get their side of the story. they did protest and the protest was dismissed.

[sailing314]

Protest dismissed? Looked to me that red was clear ahead, then leeward then smashed into. Seems like red would prevail in a protest but it's a short snippet so can't tell for sure.

[mattzm1]

Overtaking boat must keep clear?

[181dirk]

i know a guy on the bronco, he put his head down and said boy oh boy

[bigkiwial]

Now thats really gonna fuck your day and regatta up!!

[yoobulgaria]

По любому - протест: навалил на подветренного.

[JEEP5599]

@hotshotlezotte yea they said shit fuck shit when it was going on like every good sailor would be yelling lmao

[SlpJohnB]

Been a while since looking at the rules, but two things seem obvious -- NO seamanlike rounding and if memory serves me correct, a totally out of control boat becomes an obstruction to the other boats

[nautigirl2774]

Great footage - really unfortunate situation! So long, bowsprit!