Hi Peter,Tim,
I will try to explain the photo,
The camera was in the tramp bag so was my left hand, hit by a gust,main still cleated the boat went over, I walked down the boom still holding the camera and must have stepped on the clew fitting releasing the sail[requires a 90degree twist] The boat fully inverted and the mast stuck fast on the bottom [rocky]After several attempts, I broke the fitting holding the righting rope on the port side of the front beam. Retired from race 1 so race 2 could start, took a line from the rubber duck. Proceeded to cartwheel the boat over the bows a few times as the rubber duck was pulling us forward as well as sideways until we got it right.[that is not a criticism just a statement of fact]This is the point the photo was taken with my rescuer off the rubber duck about to get unceremoniously flicked off the starboard bow,the blue sailing jacket under the front beam is me,
Sail is a UK Halsey tape drive,
Camera is an Olympus C670 Ultra Zoom with Olympus waterproof housing,
sail and camera are doing well,
owner is feeling his age!
Cheers,
Roy.
photo taken yesterday at Normanville