MUMM36 ZAMBONI Wed Race Night DISASTER

Wed night race and the wind was honking: 14 knots constant with gusts in the high 20s.

At the dock I rigged the aft reefing line for the main, and we got the #3 on deck.

We had 6 of us:

• Michael (helm)
• Kris (jib)
• Phil (main and pit)
• Bart (bow)
• Jenny (runners)
• Tom (newbie)

Raising the main in the harbour, I had rigged the 2nd reef, so no reef for us!

Tons of wind and waves, was a little much for new sailor Tom.

We started late, but it was fine as we didn't want to be in close quarters at the start.

We had a good first upwind leg without any issues.

Hoisting the fractional Aloha chute, the halyard got struck in the upper spreaders and we could not raise it.  By the time we got it figured out, it was time to douse, stuffing it down the front hatch.

Turning upwind on starboard tack, the forward jib car lost all of its delrin bearings and pulled away from the track.  Back over to port to complete that leg.

Hosting the chute from the hatch, lines were crossed, the spin hourglassed and rapped abound the forestay.  By time time we got it untangled, we were turning to go upwind.  I had rigged up a snatch block on the rail to allow us to sail on a starboard tack (worked well).

When we turned to go downwind sans spinnaker and let the mainsheet out, we didn't have a stopper knot in the mainsheet, so we lost control of the main.

Check for lines in the water.

Start the motor.

Withdraw from the race

Drop the Main

Motor back

Then it started raining HARD.

WHAT A DISASTER

Glad this happened on a Wed race and not in the upcoming Susan Hood

The end cap for the jib car is broken and we need 60 delrin bearings:

The dynema line on the front of the car that pulls the car forward was severed as the car was ripped from it track sans bearings:

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Trip Odometer: 12.5 miles
Trip Start: 05:51
Trip End: 08:20
Trip Duration:02:29
Avg Speed: 5.5 knots