RTIR news

[snooks]

Sounds like it's been a lumpy wet and windy by the Needles

A couple of dismastings, Gipsy Moth loosing her mizzen after a collision, a few MOBs, and someone has hit the wreck, and been towed back by the lifeboat.

Good coverage on the http://www.roundtheisland.org.uk/web...&page=liveblog

[E39mad]

Ellen Macarthur retired as was too lumpy for the crew

[Woodlouse]

Christ. Looking at the results on the website it's hard to find a boat that's actually done the course. Just how rough wet and windy was it?

[joe17]

Ellen Macarthur retired as was too lumpy for the crew

Arent they kids related to her cancer charity?

[E39mad]

Arent they kids related to her cancer charity?

That would explain it - thought something like that maybe the case.

[oGaryo]

a large cat type sailing yacht joined us on the Harbour Master pontoon at Warsash after trying to get around the needles and turning back.. a proper dink in the bow from a collision too.. sounded like it was more than a bit hairy listening to them

[st599]

Was a bit damp out there. Lots of dismastings, a few upside down catamarans and some fantastic broaches.

[Twister_Ken]

Sounds like the lofts are going to be kept busy on repairs, as well.

[snooks]

Sounds like the lofts are going to be kept busy on repairs, as well.

Yep, sail makers look forward to a windy RTI, Cowes week and windy bank hols

Every cloud, and all that.

[sighmoon]

Sounds like it's been a lumpy wet and windy by the Needles

A couple of dismastings, Gipsy Moth loosing her mizzen after a collision, a few MOBs, and someone has hit the wreck, and been towed back by the lifeboat.

Good coverage on the http://www.roundtheisland.org.uk/web...&page=liveblog

I hate to show my ignorance (no, really) but in those sort of conditions what causes a dismasting? It didn't look that bad in the video. Was it from collision damage?