On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:28:27 -0000, "Dennis Pogson"
wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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http://link.brightcove.com/services/...tid=2764360001

or

http://tinyurl.com/5vd2db

They get it going again towards the end of the video and it looks like
they are making at least 20 kts through big waves.

Did someone forget to let everything go? At the start of the clip, the helm
seems to be steering in the right direction, but the boat wasn't answering
to his turning the wheel. Too small a rudder?


Good questions but it's not clear from the video what was keeping them
from easing the main. My guess is that the main sheet became fouled
in some way but I dont know. They were flying a spinnaker so it's
possible that some mix up on the foredeck was involved.