What a fuck up! Gust from nowhere made us broach. Had to release all sheets fully to get her upright again. Single reefed main with Code5 on. Sailing an awa of 145. Blasting! Even. The dolphins had to do their best.
Gust appeared to be a sudden increase of the wind. “Ready to furl? Yeess!” But while half way furling the sail zipped from luff to leech horizontally. So the rest of the sail would not furl anymore and we had to take her down flying. That was a hell of a job on the foredeck but we managed. Pfffftt!

No Code5 anymore. Pity. Cause that’s a good size for downwind sailing in stronger winds. The only sail we had not been replaced for new in the preps for TWOSTAR…

Wouter (Captain) & JanKees (still recovering)