Delayed our gybe a bit this morning after passing Pt. Cedros in order to find some stronger winds that were predicted offshore.
We found them!! Also found some really big waves, and occasionally we'd get one from the side.
Fortunately, I was driving. Unfortunately, as I was chasing down a wave at about 14-15 knots, one of those "other waves" came along and slammed the back of our boat, turning me dead down wind plus some. Classic Chinese gybe!! Morpheus rotated nicely around the end of her spinnaker pole which was planted firmly in the wave. The main came slamming over and right as the pole or the mast was about to break Rob threw off the foreguy and the pole quickly came up to the surface. Thanks Rob!! However, all the news is not great, as just as Rob threw off the foreguy, the tack of the spinnaker (also under water) decided to let go. So, I'm now short one spinnaker that is probably repairable for Mexorc, but will need to be replaced soon. (Sorry Deb)
All are well. We still have 24-27 knots of wind and a "jib on a stick" set up for now to be conservative, see how things look at rollcall and then figure out how much we want to risk the rest of our Spinnaker inventory.
Still blasting down waves fast!! Perhaps .75 of a knot slower, but sailing lower, so all is definitely not lost!!!
More later.
-Jim
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Morpheus was designed by Carl Schumacher, built by Davie Norris Boatbuilders in New Zealand and launched in 2002. She spent her first 18 months cruising the South Pacific before reaching her home port of San Francisco. Since that time, Morpheus has been raced and cruised extensively. This blog will document her ongoing adventures.
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