>>534275damn that sucks
my own is not a close call per se but it was rather unpleasant
>summer 14>dad, sister and me>rent 40ft sail yacht on the baltic for a week>including skipper, because dad got his sailing license ca. 70 years ago, mine is freshly printed so i don't know jack, and sis is just along for the fun>winds are 6bft, so no problem, head out>wind from astern for now so we go butterfly (main sail to one side, front sail to the other)>racing along at 6 knots>about an hour till we have to turn north around some island>during said hour, winds pick up dramatically (at least for us landlubbers), also starts raining>pic VERY MUCH related>skipper decides we take off the main sail>i got the wheel>engage engine, turn boat around>we now face against wind and current>dad, skipper, and sis go out on the deck to recover the sail>boat goes up and down like rodeo horse because we're taking the waves headon>have to keep this 12 ton boat pointed straight against the wind so the boom doesnt sweep the others off the boat>>long story short, they manage, and we ride that shit off on our front sailstill one of the funnest holidays we had
