[quote=robpatt]I'll 2d or 3rd the 2010 Slip to Ship race.....
the short version.... 1 mile to go to finish, wicked thunderstorms, wind shifts, everyone's heading off, making for the beach.... I've the got the finish... perfect rhum line...(?)... big gusts, pinch, hike, travel out... ok good, then another, heading up, dead upwind finish is looking great.... thunder and lightening all around, angry sea, "dangerous gusts to 60mph" hit me and we're over. crew stayed on top hull, comptip broke... right boat, goes over the other way... somehow we got pointed DOWNWIND... righted boat... she took off like a mad horse w/2 of us holding on the dolphin striker... I get on the boat... boat speeds up ('cause it's dragging only 1 person now)... my crew can't hold on, lets go, whoosh, he's gone, can't see a thing, rain everywhere... traveller broke, top of mast broke... comptip swinging around.... I'm trying to control the boat.... FINALLY able to gybe her around, and make way to the beach... calling pan-pan for my MOB crew (who got picked up)... VHF is almost useless with all the lightening... power is out at the club, no VHF there for accountability of boats/crew.... make it to the beach, push boat into the sawgrass, flip on side and start walking 2 the club like a drowned rat... wicked wind...still VHF is almost useless w/lightening everywhere... there's ambulances along the beach, catamarans all down the beach, but all in all everyone was ok. after that we had a great dinner, and a live band while the storm raged on... classic summer time at the Ocean Springs Yacht Club! YOU MISSED IT !!!<!-- editby --><em>Edited by robpatt on Oct 18, 2010 - 04:36 AM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
