Hi All,

I few years back in St. Thomas, they were racing spin cats. As you know, the weather is mostly perfect with 15 to 20 mph and waves 3 feet or so.

The local Nacra dealer [ I belive it was him] had a I-20 and under a full throttle spin run, the spin sheet tangled on the crews ankle [ it always amazes me the 'law of tangles' is in full force on beach cats], high speed, combined with flying off waves and BAM,....crew overboard.

What happened next was concerning,...the crew being towed at full speed with spin sheet wrapped on ankle and providing tension for the spinnaker,..the boat would not slow down.

After unsuccessful attempts, the skipper becoming aware of the craziness of the situation being out of control,...did the only thing he could,...a full throttle spinnaker crash gybe.

So, yep, this is a good post!

regards,

Bruce
St. Croix
US Virgin Islands
I-17