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Pindar and Estrella Damm were almost neck and neck on the south side of the island, when the mast of Mike Sanderson's new Juan Kouyoumdjian designed Open 60 simply went over the side. Conditions were pretty calm - a wind of about 12 to 15 knots and the yachts were under spinnaker, so why it happened is anyone's guess for now. Artemis can safely report that the crew is all safe and that the mast has been recovered.
Not good for Mr Jaun K another failure? -SK
Update: Pindar was towed back to her base in Gosport to be repaired and owner Andrew Pindar is hoping she will be Fastnet fit come Sunday.“I am very disappointed,” he said. “I don’t know why it happened. We heard ‘Bang! Bang!’ and then it seemed like a fast sort of slow motion as the sails came down. I am glad the designer Juan Kouyoumdjian was on board and we are now looking at what could have caused it.”
