WoWTV's Volvo Race Report Dec 17 17 Akzo Mast Track, Witty Headbutts Radar, TTTOP wind problems more

The "hard-headed" Australian Skipper of Scallywag has his problems as Tony his new navigator has broken his arm and on watch he head-butted the Radar Dome on the back of the yacht. It's broken but unbowed, the radar dome that is. Meanwhile after a huge gybe in 50 knots that ripped off the main track from the mast AkzoNobel finally got the main down and furled and work began on fabricating a solution. Now they fix the new track and run up the main with unexpected results. Turn The Tide On Plastic heads to join the fleet but when the wind vane fails at the top of the mast Aussie Liz Wardley goes up to fix it. Can anything more happen? Yes Charlie and his gang on Vestas also has Main headboard problems but they decided to wait a few days before finding some rookie to send up the mast skyward. All this in 60 knots of wind, close to the Ice-Gate in the Southern Indian Ocean! But then that's sailing, sometimes. More at www.boatson.tv the best sailing video portal