nice vid

i like the boat hook just before that gybe

they seem to gybe through more than 90degrees....and rather than head down when it goes pear shaped keep heading across... both of them are still on the wrong side of the boat well after crossing head to wind.............the crew at least should have been through under the boom much quicker

so at a guess i would say these 2 highly experienced sailors were "racing" and not in "survival mode" and that the helm initiated the gybe before the crew was ready and then compounded the error by losing control of the rudder in the initial violent gybing action, might have been trying out the hero suit for the camera

???

Last edited by erice; 06/08/10 02:53 AM.

eric e
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