Damages to Jedi

This week, Jedi was in Founex for the Semaine du Soir regatta - and clearly had bad luck, suffering three separate damages!! 😱

First, YCC colleagues have noticed a damage around the regatta mainsail's bolt rope (the thick luff - front edge of the mainsail - that goes into the groove in the mast). That's bad! I really want to use that sail for the Translemanique - it's much better and newer than the everyday mainsail! Since I happened to be in Founex (where the boat was this week) on Wednesday, I picked up the damaged mainsail and brought it for repair to North Sails - were I was assured by a colleague working there that the sail will be ready before the race. A big relief! 😅

Second, Jedi's gelcoat on top of the hull was quite severely damaged overnight by another boat moored longside. No structural damage, but the fiberglass is exposed in several places, and it looks quite bad. Repair to follow, though unlikely to happen before Translemanique. 😢

Finally, I've just learned that in a small accident this morning, the outboard engine's kill switch broke off. Pieter and Tim managed to bring this engine (and at the same time, the broken Mic Mac's outboard) to a mechanic who will look into it next week. Whether Jedi's engine will be ready for Friday, to be seen 🙁. I need, or at least I certainly want, to have a working outboard engine with me for the Translemanique! In the worst case, I hope I will be able to borrow an engine from some other YCC keelboat...

Let's at least hope that with these three problems in just a couple of days, Jedi's bad luck is over! 🤞