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| Author: | moyra [ Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:10 am ] | 
| Post subject: | Wildcat going to straight to hell | 
http://www.kalu.ca/osgp2010.html Ottawa Skiff Regatta (June 5 and 6th) pictures. Wild weather came through. Check out sequence at the end of the file.  | 
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| Author: | mmiller [ Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:45 pm ] | 
| Post subject: | Re: Wildcat going to straight to hell | 
Variety of capsized cats... but a Nacra sail and mast are shown.  
		
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| Author: | hobie18rich [ Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:14 pm ] | 
| Post subject: | Re: Wildcat going to straight to hell | 
OK the top is twisted off.  
		
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| Author: | OLD SCHOOL 18 [ Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:19 pm ] | 
| Post subject: | Re: Wildcat going to straight to hell | 
I knew twisting off the top was part of the design capability for the square top but mine never releases that effectively. Perhaps I need to apply more down-haul tension  | 
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| Author: | Karl Brogger [ Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:22 pm ] | 
| Post subject: | Re: Wildcat going to straight to hell | 
mmiller wrote: Variety of capsized cats... but a Nacra sail and mast are shown. I wonder if it was a carbon mast or aluminum? I've never heard of a I/F/N17 mast snapping. Really weird spot for a break as well. Looks like it was inbetween the diamonds.  | 
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| Author: | hobie18rich [ Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:44 pm ] | 
| Post subject: | Re: Wildcat going to straight to hell | 
looks like it snapped at the spreader bars  | 
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| Author: | Sail Revolution [ Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:05 pm ] | 
| Post subject: | Re: Wildcat going to straight to hell | 
moyra wrote: http://www.kalu.ca/osgp2010.html Ottawa Skiff Regatta (June 5 and 6th) pictures. Wild weather came through. Check out sequence at the end of the file. That is a sweet sequence! Nice photos.  | 
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| Author: | Johnny Wildcat [ Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:16 am ] | 
| Post subject: | Re: Wildcat going to straight to hell | 
That Nacra mast snapped 18"-24" ABOVE the spreaders. I'd be more inclined to think a diamond wire failed due to excessive mast bend in the blow...looks to be a carbon mast. Ouch.  | 
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| Author: | MBounds [ Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:26 am ] | 
| Post subject: | Re: Wildcat going to straight to hell | 
Tigerboy1 wrote: That Nacra mast snapped 18"-24" ABOVE the spreaders.  I'd be more inclined to think a diamond wire failed due to excessive mast bend in the blow...looks to be a carbon mast.  Ouch. According to the article on SA, the F17 stuck its mast in the mud and wasn't recovered until the next day.  | 
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| Author: | OLD SCHOOL 18 [ Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:06 pm ] | 
| Post subject: | Re: Wildcat going to straight to hell | 
BMW Oracle had a two piece main. This looks different somehow.  | 
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