Maxime Sorel has reported damage to two key sails on V and B Mayenne. He has made a difficult repair to his J3 but still has work to do on his J2.
On Saturday in challenging weather conditions he got to work….. “My sewing needles were flying, the boat was still surfing but I got the job done on this sail. Now I hope it's good. "
His team report that he then decided to tackle the J2 which was still set on its furler“The sea was not calming down. I still had my hydrogenerator concerns with a leak on the port one. I switched the two systems but during this the boat went out of control. Then I unrolled the J2 and climbed the mast. I unhooked the halyard and managed to lower the sail as best I could. My arms were completely paralyzed. I had completely underestimated the job. There were 18 knots of wind. And a sail of 100m2 is hard work on the deck in that wind.
Sorel is now waiting for further ideas of repairs from his team and the sailmakers after sending several photos.
“I'm totally burnt out. I need to rest. I don't have a lot of repair material. left. I'm just waiting to see if it's worth further work on the J2. I still need to keep some material in case my J3 has problems again. I am in doubt because it will not be easy to go well without this sail if it indeed it is irreparable. "