When the Ker 37 Jump Juice team decided to enter the Coastal division in Sovereign's Cup this year, we knew there would be much longer legs than the usual windward/leewards. So, skipper Conor Phelan pulled his genoa staysail ("GS") out of his garage.
This panelled kevlar sail was designed and built in 2006 and we last hoisted this sail in the dark during the Rolex Commodore's Cup in 2008!
It was a revelation, a real gem and we flew it inside our Helix Code Zero on the final leg of yesterday's race into the harbour - a full 13 years since it was last hoisted!
It was in PERFECT condition - what a find!
Maurice O'Connell is racing in the Sovereign's Cup in Kinsale on "Jump Juice"