IdeesfixVIII needs reefing

The winds were NW at 20 knots gusting 24 knots with light chops.  J4.x was used together with one reef in the main M5.  When beating up the head of the main got loose from the mast, the main luff disengaged from the mast at the top.  We dropped the main and tried to host her again but then the mid luff got out.  We dropped her for good and sailed back home.
Somehow in the process Mark ended up swinging overboard holding only on to the boom.  We pulled the boom back in with him still hanging, he got away with just a few bruises under the arm. This was a close call to a case of man overboard.
Setting up the A4 in strong winds will be for an other day.

ADCA Race 07

Race 07    Yachts at start: 6
001  01:35:00  005700 * 1.000 =  005700    IdeesfixVIII
002  01:41:00  006060 * 1.000 =  006060    Mistress
003  01:48:00  006480 * 1.000 =  006480    IdefixV
004  02:05:17  007517 * 1.000 =  007517    FLOOSIE
005  02:08:00  007680 * 1.000 =  007680    Saeeda
006  02:34:00  009240 * 1.000 =  009240    Laurentina


Race 07 took place in Northerly winds of arround 10Kts, meaning a beat up to the virtual Flex boy placed at a different position for each participant then a spinnaker run down to the finish.