Moinsen Klaus,

many thanks for your full statement!

This last Friday we were happy to have enough wind in our continental area. 4Bft and more made us pitchpole one time on a very cool full power downwind racing. Not aware of the mast issue we weren't quick enough to prevent the jav to point the mast down to the ground. It needed all our power and weight to bring the boat out of that position and then right it with (still?) having water in the mast. Is there a tube in the mast or did you place it there? I just saw his mast top with a white foam cover someone made a cut inside and thought a pre-owner had to do s.th. with the main halyard there.

The guy just bought the boat some weeks ago and it was in three hands before so I already thought that it needs patience and a sensitive hand to perform well.

We will try out your advices and what I can say so far after reading your comment is that we for sure had too much tension on the shrouds and on the twister halyard. The top battens propably are too lose as well.

Do you have the twister/gennacker as well? How do you manage to furl it properly while sailing? The upper area never furls in nicely so a very annoying flap-flap noise makes it hard to sail on relaxed.

Up to here thank you again for your input. I will give your advice to him. Its not my boat but in heavier conditions that guy who is not yet so expierienced asks me for help or being crew or helm. And I like to be on his boat because downwind it already runs like "Smith's Cat" *g*.


lg Uli