2021 Sydney to Hobart

[Sidecar]

How do you get luff tension with no forestay ?

The jib luff via the halliard becomes the forestay.

Don’t ask me how I know…..

 

[mowgli]

The jib luff via the halliard becomes the forestay.

Don’t ask me how I know…..

If your tack of your jib is on the furler and the furler breaks free you have no tension on the jib.

I think your tack of your jib is separate fitted to the deck and than it works.

 

[jackolantern]

How do you get luff tension with no forestay ?

By using the sail as the forestay. I have seen forestay failures where the jib survives and holds the halyard and forestay tension. This gives you enough time to get a halyard forward and control the rig before taking down the (now ruined) jib.
 

You haven’t lived until you’ve seen the draft in a jib shoot all the way forward and stay there like a coiled snake after a headstay breaks.

 

[mowgli]

By using the sail as the forestay. I have seen forestay failures where the jib survives and holds the halyard and forestay tension. This gives you enough time to get a halyard forward and control the rig before taking down the (now ruined) jib.
 

You haven’t lived until you’ve seen the draft in a jib shoot all the way forward and stay there like a coiled snake after a headstay breaks.

By this failure the forestay stayed intact but the attachment between the deck and the furler did give way so the jib can't help in this instance. 

 

[Redreuben]

By using the sail as the forestay. I have seen forestay failures where the jib survives and holds the halyard and forestay tension. This gives you enough time to get a halyard forward and control the rig before taking down the (now ruined) jib.
 

You haven’t lived until you’ve seen the draft in a jib shoot all the way forward and stay there like a coiled snake after a headstay breaks.

Lol, well I’ve seen a stainless backstay go bang, it danced around the cockpit with a wire head the size of a balloon. 
That was exciting. 

 

[stinky]

Nice to see the old Swifty doing well as Maritimo. Carl knew how to draw a nice boat.

 

[Fiji Bitter]

https://gis.ee/sh/

Thanks for the link Sfi, best tracker by far, including my beloved Windy.

But even more a very big thanks to our @forss !

Are you OK Forss? Have been missing you for the last big French races, or is that an ongoing issue with Geovoile?

 

[shaggybaxter]

By this failure the forestay stayed intact but the attachment between the deck and the furler did give way so the jib can't help in this instance. 

Mowgli, what are you talking about? Are you referring to a specific boat, or asking in general?

 

[Swimsailor]

Law connect going backwards.

 

[Latadjust]

By using the sail as the forestay. I have seen forestay failures where the jib survives and holds the halyard and forestay tension. This gives you enough time to get a halyard forward and control the rig before taking down the (now ruined) jib.
 

Had this happen,  crack off to put pressure forward on the rig 

 

[Mid]

Law connect going backwards.

I'm seeing Scallywag also pointing N ?

 

[Plumbean]

I'm seeing Scallywag also pointing N ?

Leaderboard says no report from Law Connect, so could just be a glitch with the beacon?

 

[Mid]

Scallywag pointing South again

 

[Hitchhiker]

Lawconnect still showing zeroes. Been at least 45 minutes or so.

 

[Hitchhiker]

Nice to see the old Swifty doing well as Maritimo. Carl knew how to draw a nice boat.

Go the Maritimo!

 

[mowgli]

Mowgli, what are you talking about? Are you referring to a specific boat, or asking in general?

I explained to some people why the mast did stay up of Scallywag, they didn't see there was an other stay

 

[FINS]

Law Connect showing up again! just behind Blackjack

Now a few minutes lar ay offshore ahead of Scallywag... tracker fucked

 

[Proneshooter]

Any word on Denali?

 

[euro]

Anyone know if Kayimai has retired?  Tracker has them heading N.

 

[Gorn FRANTIC!!]

Any word on Denali?

Looks like they made it back to Port Kembla