Cervantes Trophy Race 2023 - Can we repair our ripped spinnaker?

Disaster strikes when our spinnaker is torn in two just days before our first offshore race of the season. In this video, we sail Killing Time from Guernsey to Cowes ahead of the RORC Cervantes Trophy race, but end up blowing our A4 kite in the process. Believe it or not, someone in Cowes thinks they can fix it for us...
Hi, I'm Alex, and I started sailing just over a year ago and somehow fell into yacht racing. Join me as I learn the ropes and prepare to compete in the legendary Fastnet race later this year!
⛵️ Killing Time, SunFast 3600
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[@jfh4270]

Wow what an adventure and experience

[@alexandrabevis]

It was an experience, that’s for sure! Lessons learnt, now onwards and upwards… will definitely try to pause and think before rushing into action next time!

[@thesailingdonkey]

Shrimping I think they call that?

[@alexandrabevis]

I think they do indeed… After that experience, I think I have done enough shrimping for a lifetime 😂🙈 Won’t be the last time though, I’m sure… Just hopefully it’s not of the Casquets in deep fog again!

[@Lightw81]

Act in haste, repent at leisure 😐

[@alexandrabevis]

Absolutely, lesson learnt! If only we had stopped to think about gybing (!?) or even a cockpit drop or using the autopilot so we had more hands… All easy to say in hindsight, but hopefully next time we will remember to pause and think through options before rushing into action, especially when we feel under pressure to act because of rocks and limited visibility!