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After some rest and discussion as to how such a thing can happen, we were transferred to the 42 fter. The charter company claimed that he boat was thoroughly checked before trip but there was no recorded evidence. Everything went smoothly in the remainder of the week. Yes it was scary, but on the hind side we could not have asked for a better experience! We survived a rudder loss accident albeit in relatively mild conditions. Learnings: • Never leave your dinghy behind even if you are close to shore. The dinghy could be useful before you use the life-raft. If the dinghy has an outboard engine, one may attempt to make a poor-boy rudder by tying it to oars or a surfboard? •If you are close to shore and wind is pushing you to the rocks and you have no other means of direction control, prepare to abandon ship! Single propeller and or sails do not help at all. •If you sense anything odd with the helm, get it checked or ask for another boat! If you hit your rudder or anything hits you do the same. It is not worth taking the risk. •Prefer a deep/long keel boat with protected rudder designs if possible – these modern ruder designs are vulnerable – I remember loss of couple of boats with tragic results in the last 2 years in the sailing magazines! Does any one have similar experience or ideas? I will be pleased to hear and learn. PUPA_YELKEN



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lost rudder
Ken Upton - Jan 29, 2010 6:30 PM

Strong bucket on a good long rope , If more drag is needed tie ,a blanket ,sleeping bag or some like that ! to make a bigger drag factor . Fix line to a strong back deck cleat>> on the side that need to turn or keep the boat in balance . With a little practice you will soon learn how.Many of our AYRS members , know all sorts of tricks to get home . That's one of the problems doing real R&D in the open sea.To make sailing better and safer for the general public . If you like new ideas then join Ayrs and get 4 great Catalyst magazines a year .On all the latest technology , Catalyst is well worth it. Gives a good insight to what is possible and what is coming .

Losing Bavaria parts
Tor in Sweden - Feb 03, 2010 8:22 PM

This is a completely normal experience when sailing a one year old Bavaria. The expected working lifespan for these boats is 6-8 weeks.

drift
Erik - Oct 29, 2010 8:38 AM

The one most important tool on board is most often forgotten: the anchor. First thing to do on losing control is lose headway and drop anchor. (Even if the water is too deep, it'll slow you down and is likely to grab as it gets shallower before you get pushed onto the rocks.) Celebrate things that go wrong with a good ending!

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