Forgot to mention that we still laugh about the second event as the
helmsman was on his knees behind the wheel, waist deep in water, with
the white of his eyes showing around his sunglasses. This after a Off
Soundings race, heading from Gardner's Bay to Block Island, some ten
years ago.
Don Kern
Fireball C&C35 Mk2
Bristol, RI
On 12/7/2018 10:36 PM, Donald Kern via CnC-List wrote:
Been there, done that!
In the two instances was after racing, running home (both times 5 hour
of sailing), crew relaxing with beers, helmsman being not that
experienced. Each time dug the pole into the ocean. First time bent
the pole's closing pin at the mast and bent the mast fitting, both had
to be replaced. Second time we did it, the pole slammed down on the
life lines to the extend that it pulled the aft pulpit out of the deck
fittings on the port side, almost lost the #1 genny and the crewman
lying on it overboard and also put solid water into the cockpit. For
a reason I do not understand the that helmsman never sailed with us
again (his choice).
Don Kern
Fireball C&C35 Mk2
Bristol, RI
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