Yachting Monthly's Crash Test Boat Jury Rig 

Dismasted a sixteen Hobie after getting caught in a squall about seven miles outside Haulover cut in Miami while trolling about forty-seven years ago. Around "71" or "72". After removing main, stowing sails and lashing mast, I tried sitting on a hull in front of the tramp and paddling in, that didn't work. Ended up lashing the boom up for a mast and rigging the jib foot to the now vertical main sail boom. For the conditions it worked exceptionally well. Made land at Golden Beach after dark. By the way, as a side, back then the only electronics carried or available on a small sailboat was a transistor radio in a waterproof bag.

Tools, ropes and spare parts are a must, especially on a long trip! Thanks for the great videos.

I found the simplicity of the advice here really helpful. Its NOT some kind of magic, just botch something which works up there and improvise. Thanks.

Brilliant series this! Yachting Monthly is always so much more useful and interesting than the other yachting mags.

The YM crash test team has the best job in the world!

Interesting video wth great tips.

One thing it does point out is that one should have some spare odd hardware and tools with them as standard emergency kit. I'd think and manual drill (crank driven) and a hack saw are 2 tools not used but could come in handy. It may also be worth while to carry some sort of sheathing to prevent tear out of the hooks in the top of the mast - maybe some heavy stainless steal hose clamps.

great stuff, glad you guys try this sort of thing.

if you have a spinnaker pole, you can make your square sail more efficient, to wind, by hooking one end to the tack, of the sail, and bracing the other end to a point, on the deck, to make a beitass, like the Vikings used. to see what I mean, check out a video of the sea stallion sailing.

Hi. I think it would be more effective if the crossbar was attached to the mast with a loop so it is not only the fall that holds the crossbar to the mast. Thanks for the video, which is very informative, and increase the knowledge, skills and competences in good seamanship. Sincerely Per

I sail with a Sailing Club in San Diego, California and I rent/charter nice sailboats for local sailing in the Southern California bight, where most winds are light and under 15 knots. But the Club is not legally required to provide more in terms of safety equipment than what is required by the US Coast Guard. I am putting together a tool kit for daysails and overnight sails to the local islands. Your suggested tools are excellent start. Another important thing is a checklist before you sail

Great video and series! Question: was there any fastening of the mast stump to its base? Or was it held purely with the sidestays, fore and backtay?

Good Stuff. Love ths series and your videos. Thanks!

very good indeed well done gents Dylan

Very good work. I own a chinese junk. You did well with what you had. I'd have tied only two lines to the gaff. One well on forward and the next only 20 to 25% aft. Both would haul the main. Downhul the tack and sheet the clu. You now have a chinese junk rig. Works well in high wind.

We actually broke a mast in winds of 30 knots when we did a jibe (unintended). This happened 500 miles south of San Diego, CA in Mexican waters, luckily we were over 30 miles from shore and we had the stump of the mast to jury rig a sail sort of a genoa and were able to sail south and not approach the mainland. If we had more metal working tools such as a bolt cutter it would have been easier to cut the stainless rigging. And a portable hand crank drill would have been useful. your video good

Genuinely curious, why did you choose to go with a square-rigged approach as opposed to triangular main, i.e., tying down the sail at tack and clew reef points?

Cool - I was looking to make a mast on a boat that in an emergency be square rigged, but regular use as a crane for dinghy/outboard/etc.

Another interesting and entertaining video. Thanks!

I would probably have tried a triangular sail versus the square one, because offshore in heavy swell and wind, I'd want something familiar

Only thing I would have done different would have been to lash the cross yard to the stump to prevent its flailing.... I probably would have gone for more of a gaff rig too..... One of to consider as well is that if you rig your sail into a kite which can be done with the lightest of spreader strips.... A kite can power you just as a sail and if it's up there is in the wind out of the way and does a great job..... A kite surfing kite is a great thing to have on board as an emergency rig... They are extremly easy to control provide excellent power and can sail up wins quite well.... If I go to sea a canoe is my go to dingy with out riggers.... They are fast easy to control extremely sea worthy and with tarp across the top almost unsinkable... The south pacific canoes with outrigger and side boards are the standard.... If you include a kite you can travel fast and far..... With a simple gaff rig as well.... I would love to sail around the world with a canoe

Very useful video.Thanks!

Very GOOD !

not exactly in racing form, but clawing away from a lee shore

As they departed the marina, I noticed footage of crew stowing fenders... I wonder why anyone's fiddling with fenders when they're just going to destroy this hull.

It went down in 30 knots, lets see you set that up in 30 knots and corresponding seas - or technically even higher winds, as 30 knots would not normally take down the rig. :)

Good deal but personally I think you think to much and complicated things... Kiss keep it simple stupid..... No need for any pulleys or the hooks at the top.. And I would go to the original chain plates.... You can get tension with prusik knots and tension hitches like a truckers hitch.... Then just keep tightening until they are tight.... No need for any blocks pulley's or anything other than rope.... There is only need for 3 ropes to hold up the mast and then if it have enough line back those 3 with one rope to back up each

8:45 that music is so a rip off of air le femme d’argent lol

Its isi When You are 5-6man,next time do it alone ,Then wee see if Your idi is good

At 9:05 you can seem they are getting a tow to help keep their boat stable.... CHEATERS!