I had an interesting sail last weekend to Cuttyhunk, in my 1975 C&C33-1. I was blasting downwind in 17-22 kn wind under main and poled-out jib. The ride lasted for several hours but was interrupted when I jibed the main (in a fairly controlled jibe). To my great surprise the jibe resulted in the main halyard parting about 3" from the headboard shackle. The amazing thing is that the line looks like it was cut with a sharp knife -- the core and outer braid were perfectly lined up and the cut is square. There is no sign of chafe. Until the mast is down, all one can do is speculate, but does anyone care to guess what caused the line to be cut so neatly? I am baffled.
btw, Cutty Hunk this time of year and with a full moon, is beautiful and except for two other boats (one from Hawii!) there were no other cruising boats in the inner harbor. I had to anchor though, the town moorings were already winterized. Cheers, David
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