Got reminded yesterday about knowing how to jury rig your rudder setup in case of cable failure when out at sea. Got home smiling big time as it was a sweet run but I'll be better prepared in future as this same sort of situation can do more than just ruin a good run if you don't know how to deal with it.
I was half through a sweet downwinder yesterday when the cable failed hence no steering and a hard trip home if you can't fix your fin.
Ended up jamming the leash cord around the fin to lock it in place just to get home. Didn't expect to have the fun I had coming back by just letting the Big Bullet find her own way through the bumps by just standing back a little more than usual.
Probably had more fun in the second half of the trip when it could have a nightmare if I couldn't have fixed the fin. Had a ball!
Excuse the sad state of my Bullet. She's had a hard life. The repair is from hitting a rock coming home a few months ago and the orig fin folded 2 days ago in a car park probably as a result of the same rock. The replacement was only built yesterday morning.
Sam.
