Originally Posted by Karl_Brogger

In corpus, Robbie and I were double trapped going to weather when the return part let go. I hung onto the mainsheet and drug the boat to a stop. Power flushed my sinuses on that one, and I think I just about dislocated a thumb with my death grip on the main sheet.


You guys know it's a 180 kg boat by class rule, right?

How many times are you going to build a rope trap to the number of times I'm going to have to replace my wire trap? And I'll bet you an adult beverage I can build a wire trap faster than you can make a rope trap.

I won't use a rope trap but I absoluty encourage my competition to use rope, it's the best thing EVER!

Last edited by David Ingram; 12/18/14 02:23 PM.

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