V nadaljevanju je strokovni komentar Matjaža Svetka (ekipa Adria4ocean, strokovnjak za kompozitne gradnje), graditelja jadrnic Adria Mobil 509 in 510:

“Sreča v nesreči, poškodba se je zgodila kakih 10-15 cm pred vodilom vrvi za špinakerje in seveda samo 40cm pred glavno pripono. To bi bila poškodba, ki bi seveda pomenila konec regate ali zelo zahtevno popravilo. Prav tako problematična bi bila poškodba za pripono, saj so tam vodni balasti, ki jih po tem ne bi mogel popolnoma napolniti. Andraž se je (v kolikor ima možnost dobiti povrnjen čas) pravilno odločil, saj je druga etapa precej dolga in nevarna. Drugače iz samega vidika strukture barke poškodba ni problematična, saj barka tam ni obremenjena. Prav tako te barke nimajo spoja trupa in palube v klasičnem smislu, tako da se poškodba ne more širiti in bi se tudi z nepopravljeno (in samo z lepilnim trakom zaprto luknjo) dalo popolnoma varno nadaljevati pot in kasneje v kakem brezvetrnem trenutku zakrpati luknjo. A seveda to je za jadralca težko, saj hoče hitro jadrati in se čim manj ukvarjati s takimi stvarmi, tako da je odločitev za vrnitev v marino in takojšnje popravilo dokaj razumljivo.”

Marek Goly Galkiewicz spet ni počival… Na njegovi spletni strani najdete link na dogajanje po Andraževi nesreči (čisto spodaj na strani, naslov filmčka je “Andraz after collision”). Ponavadi se izogibam osebnim kometarjem na blogu, tokrat, po ogledu filmcka, pa si ne morem kaj, da ne bi napisala, da je Andraž čista inspiracija kar se tiče ohranjanja mirnih živcev… ZEN MASTER! Si mislim samo: “glej in se uči!”…

Ponoči so kot vse kaže fantje obtičali v bonacah, Kristian je ogromno izgubi, je na 45. mestu, Andraž pa nekaj prodobil in je trenutno 58. Še vedno pa je flota zelo zbita skupaj, razlike niso velike (skorajda izgleda, da so bolj razkropleni po širini, kot po dolžini), nadaljnji razvoj dogodkov pa bo odvisen od tega, kdo bo prvi dobil več vetra.

In še odgovor na najbolj pereče vprašanje zadnjih dni: ali bo Andraž dobil vrnjen čas za popravilo in kdaj bo to znano? Andraž mora po prihodu na cilj pri regatnem odboru vložiti protest, komisija nato obravnava primer in po zaslišanju obeh udeležencev sporoči svojo odločitev. Torej, čakanje…

This is the expert opinion of Matjaž Svetek (team Adria4ocean’s carbon composite expert),the person who build Adria Mobil 509 and 510:

»Andraž was lucky (with an obvious irony in the word lucky) that the damage on his boat is about 10 – 15 cm infront of the bowsprit guy and only 40 cm behind the chainplate. This would mean a damage that would surely lead to a very demanding repair or even end of the race. Had the damage happened infront of the chainplate this would also be very tricky because this is where the water balasts are – after a damage like that, he wouldn’t be able to fully fill up the balasts. If Andraž will get the time lost back, than my opinion is that he made a wise choice to go back and repair the damage – leg two is long and dangerous. Speaking from a structural point of view the damage is not problematic beacuse there is no pressure on the boat at that place. Also these boats don’t have a real junction in the classical sense of the word., so the hole would not extend and would hold probably just as well had he only fixed it with ducktape and later fixed it properly in a windless situation. But this is extremely difficult for a sailor especially if he want’s to sail fast – he doesn’t have time for this kind of repairs during sailing. So it was the best possible decision to go back to the marina.«

Marek Galkiewicz Goly was active again… You can find on his website a video of the happening in Madeira after Andraž’s accident (On the bottom of the page video titled “Andraz after collision”). I usually refrain from writing personal comments on the blog, but this time, after watching the footage I can’t help it but write that Andraž is a pure inspiration speaking in terms of keeping his cool. ZEN MASTER! All I can think to myself is: “watch and learn”!

It looks as thoug the guys have had some calms during the night. Kristian lost a lot of places, he is now 45th, Andraž has climbed up the ladder and is now 58th. The fleet is still relatively close together, the gaps are small (it almosts seems as though the fleet is more spread out by latitude than longitude). The course of the race today will mostly be decided according to who gets the wind first.

And to answer the burning question of the last few days: will Andraž get the lost time back, and when will we find out? Andraž has to file a redress after arriving to the finish in Salvador. The race comittee than adresses the issue, speaks to both parties and makes a decision. So all we can do for now is wait and see.

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