H-7 Leeboard Bent in Race 6 of the 2009 Blue Chip Regatta We were about 200 ft from the leeward gates with the asymmetrical spinnaker up and everyone hiking hard in a strong breeze. I think we hit something that started the bend and then the pressure of the boat and sails just continued it. At first I thought the rudder hit something and broke off because I lost steerage. After we got the spinnaker down we tacked to to see if the rudder was in fact broken off. But the rudder was all intact. The crew was looking over the edge and noticed the board was bent under the boat.

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