Summer is just around the corner! Data in hand, what breaks down most frequently on board?
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What breaks down most frequently aboard a boat? Coming to our aid is a nice study carried out by the French magazine Voiles et Voiliers, which looks at all 262 boats that took part in the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers), the semi-competitive rally from Gran Canaria to Rodney Bay (Saint Lucia).
SAILS LEAD THE “RANKING”
During the more than 3,000-mile Atlantic crossing, sails broke most frequently (22 percent of the failures), followed by running rigging (lines, halyards and sheets) and damage to the engine and the targone. A worrisome 10% was recorded by fixed rigging (shrouds, forestay), while autopilot, rudders, electrical system and watermaker complete the list, which you will find in detail below.
ABOARD THE 262 PARTICIPATING BOATS
AT THE 2015 ARC, PERCENTAGE FAILURES OCCURRED AT…
SAILS: 22%.
CURRENT MANEUVERS: 16.7 PERCENT
ENGINE: 13.6%.
TANGO: 12%.
FIXED MANEUVERS: 10%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 9%
AUTOPILOT: 6%.
TIMONS: 6%.
DESALINATOR: 4%
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