"1730: Broken mast! Words no one wants to hear! The Hess/Hess team mounted a mark, capsized and the mast folded in two. No more racing today."

Wow. Very rare to hear of an alum superwing mast folding. Was it a situation where the spinnaker was up and the main uncleated?


Eric Poulsen
A-class USA 203
Ultimate 20
Central California