After reparing the broken rudder, the Raiders were on their way to Alderney and flying along upwind at great speed, until disaster struck them again. At 1650, the message came through that one of the cats had been dismasted whilst at sea, 8 Nm from Alderney. The rig came down due to a broken shroud and so the Raiders were put into action stations to recover the boat and all its bits.
Communication was made to home to ensure that the only boat chandler on the island was open. Unfortunately, the Raiders did not make it to the shore in time, but with a phone call made to the chandler, they are prepared with a selection of possible replacements for the shroud.
All crew were fine and they made their way to the harbour by some "elite" towing of the RIB (Dan) through big waves as the tide built in the Alderney race. Once under the lee of the island the speed increased to 15kts plus.
At 1930, a call came through to say that the Raiders had made it to the harbour and all are moored up for the night. An excellent welcome from the Alderney Sailing Club, who insisted on beers before dry clothes, and allowed use of the clubhouse for a good nights sleep. Discussions are now on the table for the repair to the shroud in the morning and the journey back to Weymouth, which is looking likely to be tomorrow.
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Sounds like you lot are having a right old jolly, keep up the good work and make sure slacker faren is working hard.
Steve D.
PS how many times has fraz flipped it.
TeHeHe.
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