Steve, just getting the facts right. The Tornado accident was 2002, Palma de Mallorca during the "Princesa Sofia" trophy. A prolonged tragedy where one of the Haupl brothers, Johannes, was trapped in his trapeeze under the tramp. First coach boats that arrived did not have a knife onboard, so they resorted to trying to lift the boat up sufficiently to get some air to him. The danes coach boat arrived with a knife, but alas..


Good idea to have a knife on the mainbeam. If you need corrector weights, you can perhaps replace them with a wire cutter?