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I bet this small technical problem was a result of the helm not doing something one ought to..... Had it been the crews fault or just general gear fatigue I'm sure even positive that we would have had the full low down!!


Well, um, to be fair it did happen when the helm cranked on the mainsheet, so um...

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Would this problem have occurred if some electrical tape had been adopted? (you may answer yes or no)


Actually, no. Tape is one thing that GBR 801 is never short of. The crew makes very sure of that <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

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Did it involve something 8.5m long? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />


Possibly... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Paul