Not a good morning when your mast falls over. Luckily this performance catamaran was alongside in the marina when its mast toppled to starboard. They had had a crew member working aloft in a bosun chair just before it went over. He may have gone with it.
If the
mast had gone to port it would have landed on the Capitainerie's
building, but going the other way it landed on the aft shrouds of a
large (strong) monohull. It could have caused so much more damage.
He was lucky to be in the berth closest to terra firma because a travelling crane could be parked within lifting distance. Also fortunate that this happened before businesses closed at midday for the holiday.
Within a couple of hours the mast had been lifted back into the upright position and reattached. The only support we saw was a forestay and back, no spreaders and no side shrouds. We suspect something broke at the base.
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