So as mentioned our sprit broke and as it turned out it was a flaw in the pole itself that caused it to break.......but that didn't matter at the time.
The old addage of when the going gets tough, the tough get going, well this is where the Cinco team won out hands down.
Before we even finished leg 8, guys were putting there heads together to figure out how we can carry on in the race. As soon as cell service ( god bless the i phone again ) was found we started making calls and by the end of the day a fellow PRYC club member and his company had an alluminum tube made and ready to ship DHL that night to Nanaimo.
Now you think, Nanaimo, what good will that do? You are right, and thus Cindy's parents who live near Duncan, went down, picked it up and then drove all the way to deliver the new pole and would barely accept a thank you! Again, what great people!
Don and the boys went to work stripping off all the hardware from the old pole, while Sparky ( nick ) had at the electronics again. After a long afternoon, and to the surprise of many on the dock, we had power, full instruments, and a brand new pole ready to go for the next 2 legs.
For not racing all day, today was one of the most satisfying days of the entire race!
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