CS34 MMC

We left for Mimico at around 3pm; we wanted to get to West Marine to pickup some foul weather gear, but traffic was TERRIBLE in Toronto, and "The Christmas Store" closed at 4pm.

We had the car full with stuff, and we loaded it in the dock cart and the Still Time organized.

We were below and heard a loud BANG!  The whole boat shook.

Went topside and the boat immediately to the bow had their mast fall and our lower spreader caught it!

Had to raise the owners wife up the mast with a bosun's chair with the main halyard and the topping lift as a backup.  She tied the spare jib halyard around the boom.

If the mast didn't hit the spreader, it would have done some severe damage to the boat.

It severely dented the spreader and I don't trust the integrity of it and the spreader casting. 

NO SAILING FOR US!!!

Oh well there isn't any wind anyways.

We called Rita's sister Elly from Burlington, and they were the first visitors on the boat

We had a really nice dinner with Elly and her husband Doug.