Dismasted on a delivery trip: How we fixed it and lessons learned
Dismasted! Rob Crabbe recalls the rig of a new yacht breaking on a delivery trip from Dartmouth to the Southampton Boat Show
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Dismasted! Rob Crabbe recalls the rig of a new yacht breaking on a delivery trip from Dartmouth to the Southampton Boat Show
(L-R) Austin Farrar, Charles Currey, Bruce Banks, Keith Shackleton © Austin Farrar Collection / D Chivers This next instalment in the 'Wise Men' series of articles will be something of a departure from the norm. Up until now, with the exception of Jon Turner, the wise men that have been featured have all been innovators who sailed, whereas Charles Currey was an incredible sailor, who at the same time was also a clever and insightful innovator. This though is far more than just a question of semantics, for that distinction of being first and foremost one of the best sailors in a ...