Fastnet 2021 Aug 8 Written By Todd Neville Green Dragon Performance Yacht Racing Click the Image below to see more! Click the Image above to see more! Flying Everything After the J4 halyard strap broke 10 minutes into race, then the Mainsail delaminated and ripped 18 hours later, followed by 2 days in the J2 tore and the 3rd day the A5 separated. We ended up triple headed flying both the storm trysail and storm jib downwind back to the finish! Our course from the start in Cowes, Isle of Wight (England) to Fastnet Rock (Ireland) and back to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (France)About 695 nautical miles, 95 of 240 boats retired and did not finish Green DragonOur Volvo Open 70Length 71 ft, Beam 19 ft, Draft 15 ft, Mast 103 ft, Canting Keel, Competed Throughout 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race Todd Neville
Fastnet 2021 Aug 8 Written By Todd Neville Green Dragon Performance Yacht Racing Click the Image below to see more! Click the Image above to see more! Flying Everything After the J4 halyard strap broke 10 minutes into race, then the Mainsail delaminated and ripped 18 hours later, followed by 2 days in the J2 tore and the 3rd day the A5 separated. We ended up triple headed flying both the storm trysail and storm jib downwind back to the finish! Our course from the start in Cowes, Isle of Wight (England) to Fastnet Rock (Ireland) and back to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (France)About 695 nautical miles, 95 of 240 boats retired and did not finish Green DragonOur Volvo Open 70Length 71 ft, Beam 19 ft, Draft 15 ft, Mast 103 ft, Canting Keel, Competed Throughout 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race Todd Neville