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Tuiga demasting incident

Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by Pascal, Sep 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM.

  1. Pascal, Sep 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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    Pascal

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    https://youtube.com/shorts/YwLYs5PDot8?si=pPP4IeGfNQk5KDAa

    My experience with gaffer is limited to my little 26 footer so maybe I am missing something here. Trying to understand why they kept all canvas up in a squall even the topsail and why didn’t they scandalize the main? Can you scandalize a sail that big?

    for those wondering, scandalizing the main on a gaffer means releasing the peak halyard which drops the gaff and pretty much cuts the sail area in half.