Ugh!

Broke my 20 this weekend. Totally my fault. I was on port tack, and thought I was going to be able to duck the stern of a Hobie 17 sailing upwind on starboard. We weren't even going that fast. The bow of my starboard got caught in his aft wing pipe, and wrenched the tip of the bow (see attached photos). Tomorrow I call the insurance company and see how good they are when stuff gets expensive.

I'm insured for replacement cost of 7,000. Not sure this is reparable, as I saw a similar injury to another 20 that totalled it. In both the case of that sailor's boat, and mine, the front bulkhead was not damaged.

So...time will soon tell when I'll be back on the water! Hopefully soon!

Oh...and to top it off, the only damage done to the Hobie 17 was less than a dimes worth of gelcoat bumped off! I could have hit any other cat out there, and walked away from this little bow bender, but ohhhh nooooo, I had to hit a boat with wings!

UUUUUGGGGGGHHHHH!

Cheers!

Tim J.