Here is a link to the video: http://www.volvoextreme40.org/mediax.asp...mp;mRef=newsart

It looks like they can't cut the mainsheet loose for some reason. It also looks like they didn't get the jib cut loose. It looks like all they cut loose was the traveller and the Gennaker. I'm guessing that it is a design flaw as they both did the same thing.

I'm glad nobody was hurt. It would be really easy falling into something and hurting yourself bad. I'd consider wearing a helmet myself on that boat.

Pretty good trick staying on the top slippery hull. I noticed how Smyth had the pole position after the crash on the daggerboard. He always seems to come out on top.

Mike Hill
www.stlouiscats.com