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ARC Breakages & Jury Rigs // Rallies

On the Wind Sailing

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Intuition's Race to the Finish Line

Intuition finished in St. Lucia after a 20-day passage they never started the engine and while it might not be as high as they'd hoped for they will get a result in the racing division thanks to their determination and resourcefulness. Pollux the small French pogo suffered arguably the worst damage only a hundred and forty miles from making landfall in St.Lucia. The top half of the mast above the single spreaders had given way and went over the side but the bottom remained. Remarkably they made over six knots under jury rig and crossed the finish line on the morning of December 14th not far behind their original ETA. Thomas Wibber ends a rep for

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