Have you ever snapped, or bent beyond repair?

Given how rough and wild it is out there I was wondering if you had ever snapped a mast?
Give the gory details if you like?

I have ... dug it in the seabed whilst inverted ...  

Edited by 2547 - 19 Nov 15 at 9:22am

Poll Question: Have you ever snapped, or bent beyond repair, a mast?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes	40	[85.11%]
No	7	[14.89%]
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2547 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1151	Post Options Post Reply Quote 2547 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Have you ever snapped, or bent beyond repair? Posted: 18 Nov 15 at 4:26pm
	Given how rough and wild it is out there I was wondering if you had ever snapped a mast? Give the gory details if you like? I have ... dug it in the seabed whilst inverted ... Edited by 2547 - 19 Nov 15 at 9:22am

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Nov 15 at 4:57pm
	More than one, I'm sad to say. Snapped the odd boom or 2 as well.
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gordon1277 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 Mar 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 665	Post Options Post Reply Quote gordon1277 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Nov 15 at 4:58pm
	Yes 2 505 masts were written off within a month! not popular with my insurance company. First one the forestay snapped and the mast went at desk level. I was on the wire and we were hardening up. Second one capsized coming ashore at Eastbourne in no wind only for a freak wave to capsize the boat onto the beach mast first!
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	2 laser top sections, 1 RS600 and 2 windsurf masts...

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	National 12 + boom, Merlin Rocket, Cherub and 12ft Skiff going upwind.
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	Not a mast, but two mast stumps, and at least one boom as far as I can recall.

salmon80 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 29 Nov 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 119	Post Options Post Reply Quote salmon80 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Nov 15 at 5:47pm
	Lightning mast, top section of carbon cracked and bottom alloy bent ;(

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	The boy has done 3 Topper bottom sections, all off the start line as I recall.

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	snapped a kestrel mast, in a squall on the Blackwater - pretty much the whole fleet was flattened, also more than one laser topsection

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	Yep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmC2UyCQJO8 E
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