Oman Air Majan - Interview with Skipper aboard bulk carrier

3:41 PM Thu 4 Nov 2010 GMT

'Sidney Gavignet at the helm' .

Sidney Gavignet took part in a telephone interview with Sam Davies while once aboard bulk carrier Kavo Alexander. Sam Davies: Can you explain the conditions you were in and what happened. Sidney Gavignet: I was going upwind, at 70 true wind angle and I had two reefs, and a J2. I was ready with the J3, the wind was increasing and planned to increase a little bit. But I thought it was still safe handling for the boat. It was daylight; I was well rested, well fed. Everything was fine; I thought nothing was damaged on the boat at that ...

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by Into the Blue