Windy RS200 racing in 28 knots!! Masts break and close racing

Winter Warmer 2 at Itchenor SC with some of the top racers training in the winter racing on short courses against each other. Ends up with gust of over 30 knots and Tim breaking his mast.

[@BiggCliph]

I’m (very) new to sailing. It’s so cool watching people who know what they’re doing! Great vid and good tunes 🙂

[@mitchellluxton7471]

Great song. And some of the best sailing I’ve seen, cheers mate Unlucky what happened to the mast hope your Back out there soon

[@Mahalo_83]

You haven’t seen much sailing

[@georgeyeoman497]

We're trying our best and having fun! Doesn't get much better than that!

[@ILikeSailing225]

This is such a good video!!! Keep it up 👍 I sail a laser 2000 but both the 2000 and the RS 200 are really fast but well done!!

[@ILikeSailing225]

Oh and I forgot to say but I also sail the RS400

[@brigitteprasek4988]

So cool! Just a beginner, recently tried an RS Quest in 15-17 kts of wind (were just wiped out once :-)), all I want now is being able to move her like you did in this video!

[@craziegrazie]

Difficult to tell at that filming distance, but although the boat was a fair bit off from upright and you had too kicker on, I wouldn't have expected that mast to break when it did. It didn't look like you were ht by a squall. Nice sailing (for the most part). Brought back some great memories.

[@Mersaul4]

Great sailing! I’m quite the novice, but from what I understand it can be seen quite clearly here how death rolls happen (at 2:10). The sail is too far out, so the boat wants to bear away, hence the windward heel. Instinctively, the helm wants to correct the bearing so he pushes the tiller away, but this seals the boat’s fate as while she wants to bear away with a windward heel, the tiller is completely to the lee. The boat can’t travel like this and the setup kind of pushes the boat into the water. To recover you can give the tiller a quick pump *towards yourself*, put body weight on the lee side, sheet in, but never push the tiller away as this will only make it worse. Typically easier said than done :D

[@georgeyeoman497]

Unfortunately I think on the death roll is was more simple than that....I just dropped the main part way though the gybe so it couldn't catch our body weight! (Sorry for the slow reply)

[@garydavo07]

@@georgeyeoman497 and hand slipped on tiller. couldn't garb it back. PS great Vid

[@RealWajahat]

Great video

[@georgeyeoman497]

Thanks Syed!

[@TheStavros000]

great song, great sailing....

[@ProNinjaGhostPro]

Tomorrow we might be sailing in 37 knots with a feva. Wish me luck.

[@zarinshanghai2148]

that's a bit too much for feva...it's a bit too much for any dinghy :) how did it go?

[@ProNinjaGhostPro]

@@zarinshanghai2148 The race was canceled because one of the masts snapped.

[@duckelord2856]

@@ProNinjaGhostPro you should record some races I would 100% watch I absolutely loves fevas

[@fabmanly1070]

To much for a Feva.

[@michaelwarner8006]

Why is the Photo boat Passing in front of the racers???

[@georgeyeoman497]

He was far enough away and we had asked for some all round footage to look at different bits, so he wasn’t being too silly

[@rydinorwin]

Many thanks, I am your 100th Subscriber! How do you do the camera mount on the stern of a rs200? Just got one, swimming season is upon us!

[@georgeyeoman497]

I tie an old tiller extension from the toe strap attachment point, then tie it to the tiller by the pintels using a piece of elastic so it didn't affect the steering. Quite basic but worked well.

[@groopmmex]

rockin

[@simonl7784]

It just got overpowered? You guys did not make any mistake to cause this. Great sailing, reminds me of my summers growing up

[@georgeyeoman497]

I think there were a couple of things that went together. Still had a bit of kicker on, went in to the back of a wave and the kite flaps during the hoist probably had the mast bouncing around, but basically it was very windy!

[@cesc1495]

If you have problems in the week…buy a boat…then you also have problems over the weekend…

[@pabloblue999]

Didn't expect that ending!

[@MakaiMauka]

The roll to windward crash started the mast failure.

[@georgeyeoman497]

It was a different boat in the capsize, then in boat footage is from 1508 (us with the Rooster Sailing logo) and 1549 is Tim who was a bit unlucky. 😄

[@JB-rt4mx]

A 505 mast wouldn't break...LoL 😎

[@hobie_cat6015]

@ 4:18 what the hell!!!

[@georgeyeoman497]

I know right 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@StuffThatBurns]

why did that mast break?

[@georgeyeoman497]

StuffThatBurns - not entirely sure, 200 masts are very bendy and deck stepped so no support from chocks etc. Most likely a weak spot around the spreaders + stopping into the back of a wave = rig loading up and going over the front.

[@davidwilson2394]

Try a 49er 😃👍

[@georgeyeoman497]

Trying a 14 if that counts ?!

[@davidwilson2394]

@@georgeyeoman497 go for it. I had 14 but when I got the first 49er in the USA. Totally new learning curve. Bye the way. I broke 4 14 mast. Fun boat. Everyone thought I was crazy. Newport RI. Never broke a 49er mast. But I did ruin a brand new main sail one day. Didn’t want my crew to get hurt. Long story short

[@MakaiMauka]

Never store carbon fiber in direct sun

[@georgeyeoman497]

Good advice, the 200 is aluminium though.

[@camatkins]

ha ha ha

[@cobrasvt347]

4:18 🥺

[@georgeyeoman497]

😬

[@cogwheel.training.consulting]

Happens

[@richardhall6509]

Toy boat. Get a 400

[@georgeyeoman497]

Surely you have to think bigger than that! Went for a Merlin! 😉

[@fabmanly1070]

@@georgeyeoman497 surely your really thinking about a proper sport boat like an 18 foot skiff.

[@georgeyeoman497]

@@fabmanly1070 haha for sure, would love to give it a go! I’m also sailing 14s so getting a nice bit of everything atm!

[@ErikB605]

Toy boat. Get a Windjammer.

[@richardhall6509]

@@georgeyeoman497 See above

[@cranegantry868]

What is that garbage music.