I think it's awesome that Nigel brought Emily along to crew the Alter Cup, much less in these conditions. If you're going to dive in then by all means dive in head first. She's probably a better crew than I am, I'm sure JC can vouch for that.
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Re: Alter Cup Updates from water
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Philip posted some more pics. All photos credit Philip Mumm. Don't still his stuff. He'll get angry and put giant watermarks on his pics again if you do
Report that the starboard spin pole bridle pulled out of the hull.. holing it. JC/Williams seeking redress even though, according to them they've "never seeked redress ever".
Humphries was sailing in the Silver Fleet yesterday and was leading the fleet in the race when his mainsheet broke about 100 yards from the finish. They fashioned a repair on the water and finished in 4th place. They filed for redress and the committee gave them a finish averaging their previous results.
Well the competitors didn't quite like that determination so they forced the committee to reopen the redress and they instead awarded Humphries the 1st place finish for that race as they rightfully should have (according to the competitors involved).
So they'll be joining the Gold fleet next time they race.
So here we have one of the drawbacks to relaying information. The spin bridle didn't put a hole in the hull... the bridles are run through a hole in the bows... the line just pulled out of the hole. No hull damage. The spin pole has already been replaced and boat is back on the water.
