Eddy (23915km):
3471 days ago 1 categories Port Douglas, QLD, AU Bad end to a good seasion..Got to beach for happy hr, wind looked good, decided to put big North rig cranked down hard, on 97lt Isonic' turbo duck'in anticipation of a good hard session, this was most likely my last sail for the year due to other comitiments so wanted to try and go out with maybe a PB of some decription..was just settling in to my first run and punched it hard into a18kt southeast breeze as i do, about 1.5km out and thats when the fun stopped'..Yep you guessed it,mast broke..exploded is probably a better way of describing it just above the boom....Bloody long swim home dragging a heap of bustered ass gear,followed by a bloody long walk dragging a heap of bustered ass gear.. The bit that realy annoys me is that was the last time i has going to use that mast, as it has done three hard seasions and was going to be retired..When i got back to the car park my wing man Andrew was there with my new 'North Platium mast'...What are the chances... Having trouble being happy at the moment...Think its time for a Burbon...Ed
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