The Marinervídeo
A Totally Unhinged Evening Sail
4 de abril de 2026 · 24 min · 8K visitas · Cap Finisterre
Shattered Raymarine screen on sailboat deck, ocean beyond
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An Open 60 named Osprey, sailing solo about 80 miles off Cap Finisterre after clearing the Bay of Biscay, suffered a gooseneck failure when the retaining pin fell out of the boom fitting during a light-air evening passage.15:39 The boom — roughly 200 kg with the mainsail — swung free and smashed two Raymarine touchscreens, scattering glass across the deck.19:41 Chris traced the failure to two Allen-key bolts that had backed off over six months of dock movement after the Fastnet race, with no thread lock applied at any point in the boat's history.21:08 He rigged a halyard through the boom to control it, then reinstalled the pin and bolts under pressure.15:37 He notes the split pin should be oriented at the top to prevent the main pin from dropping out, and that thread lock was absent both originally and in his emergency repair.20:35 The passage routing decision is also covered: Chris rejected a PredictWind suggestion to sail west into a large Atlantic low, calculating that 35 knots of headwind plus boat speed would mean 50 knots apparent, and instead chose a coastal route close to the Iberian Peninsula to exploit land-sea breeze.2:03 Hanked-on headsails — a J5 and J3 — are discussed as a significant solo-handling burden compared to roller furling.5:43 The practical takeaway: inspect gooseneck welds, bolts, and split pins after any extended layup, and apply thread lock to retaining hardware.
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