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Mariquita Book - mk2.5

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DIARY ENTRY<br />

The throat halyard was what parted, causing the forward end of the gaff to drop until the wire-to-rope splice jammed<br />

in the lower throat block, thereby preventing it from falling further. The shock loading, however, pulled the top hamper<br />

over the back, jackyard topsail and all. Let us point out some important things here: the jackyard and its spars were all<br />

fine, as was the mainsail. The two halves of the topmast remained aloft in the rigging, and most importantly, nobody<br />

was hurt. Looking back, it could not have happened at a better time for a myriad of reasons. What was really frustrating<br />

was it was the picture perfect day for a sail on <strong>Mariquita</strong>. M.O.<br />

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