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moyra
PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:10 am 
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Ottawa Skiff Regatta (June 5 and 6th) pictures. Wild weather came through. Check out sequence at the end of the file.
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Variety of capsized cats... but a Nacra sail and mast are shown.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:14 pm 
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OK the top is twisted off.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:19 pm 
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I knew twisting off the top was part of the design capability for the square top but mine never releases that effectively.

Perhaps I need to apply more down-haul tension :shock: ?

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Karl Brogger
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mmiller wrote:
Variety of capsized cats... but a Nacra sail and mast are shown.



I wonder if it was a carbon mast or aluminum? I've never heard of a I/F/N17 mast snapping. Really weird spot for a break as well. Looks like it was inbetween the diamonds.
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looks like it snapped at the spreader bars

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moyra wrote:
http://www.kalu.ca/osgp2010.html

Ottawa Skiff Regatta (June 5 and 6th) pictures. Wild weather came through. Check out sequence at the end of the file.


That is a sweet sequence! Nice photos.

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That Nacra mast snapped 18"-24" ABOVE the spreaders. I'd be more inclined to think a diamond wire failed due to excessive mast bend in the blow...looks to be a carbon mast. Ouch.
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That Nacra mast snapped 18"-24" ABOVE the spreaders. I'd be more inclined to think a diamond wire failed due to excessive mast bend in the blow...looks to be a carbon mast. Ouch.


According to the article on SA, the F17 stuck its mast in the mud and wasn't recovered until the next day.
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BMW Oracle had a two piece main. This looks different somehow. :?:

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