Millennium Rally Breakages Survey

Created by webmaster. Last modified on 2002-08-18 18:17:21
Topic: Cruising Information

This is the results of a survey of breakages on the boats that sailed in the Millennium Odyssey Canarias Round the World Rally (1998-2000)

Out of the 26 boats that had actually completed a circumnavigation 14 boats returned the survey forms. A wide variety of breakages were reported and these are listed under the relevant heading.

Engines

• Pimalo: Hurth gearbox: forward gear repaired Crete. Perkins Prima 50: various electrical faults, Corroded water pump

• Aventura III: Volvo water pump: repaired in Portugal and Canaries

• Aventurero III: several faults on the main engine

• Jancris: shaft bearing replaced Cairns

• Happy Spirit: main engine broken in Brazil (possible water ingression), repaired in Grenada

• Hornblower: fresh water cooling pump replaced Tahiti (new pump from US)

Generators

• Allegra B: Onan genset - minor repairs

• Aventurero III: various genset problems

• Jancris: seawater pump on genset repaired in Maldives

• Taratoo: seawater pump on genset replaced Cairns, repaired again in Mauritius

• Happy Spirit: replaced genset motor in Darwin. New sea water pump in Richards Bay

Inverters/chargers

• Allegra B: Victron charger replaced

• Pimalo: Cristec inverter replaced in Australia. Charger replaced in Singapore

Autopilots

• Allegra B: Cetrek processor replaced in Palma de Mallorca. Electric motor replaced in Singapore

• Pimalo: Robertson motor broken/replaced Australia. Autohelm 6000: electronics corroded - unrepairable

Wind selfsteering

• Pimalo: Servo-rudder broken twice. Replaced with spares.

Instruments

• Allegra B: Cetrek wind instruments broken

• Pimalo: Plastimo compas replaced Las Palmas. B&G speedometer broken

Radio

• Jancris: Shipmate VHF broken. Replaced in Cairns

Rigging

• Allegra B: Broken forestay fitting. Repaired in Raiatea. Hydraulic backstay broken/replaced

• Pimalo: Lower shroud damaged. Repaired in Las Palmas. Forestay fitting broken at the head of the mast. Furling gear twisted. 2 lower shrouds damaged. As a result, all rigging was replaced in Tahiti. 3 lower shrouds repaired in Singapore

• Jancris: Lower shroud and chainplate broken. Repaired in Mallorca

Rudder

• Taratoo: Grounded on coral head in Fiji. Rudder repaired Cairns

• Happy Spirit: Rudder flange machined in Valdivia

Steering

• Aventurero III: Quadrant broken

Hull

• Happy Spirit: Damaged keel repaired in Darwin

Deck fittings

• Pimalo: Anchor winch motor repaired in Australia

Spars

• Que Sera Sera: Gooseneck fitting repaired in Tahiti

• Aventura III: Gooseneck fitting temporarily repaired in Antarctica

• Taratoo: Both mainsail and mizzen goosenecks repaired in Cairns

• Hornblower: Whisker pole: several failures

Fridge/freezers

• Pimalo: fridge short-circuit

• Aventura III: flooded electronics LeMaire Channel. Replaced in Valdivia

• Taratoo: Freezer compressor broken. Repaired Darwin, replaced Cape Town

• Happy Spirit: Fridge repaired in Tahiti

Watermakers

• Hornblower: PUR multiple failures. Replacement shipped from US at no cost

Galley

• Allegra B: Sealand macerator pump: broken repeatedly

Sails

• Que Sera Sera: Mainsail and staysail clew ripped out Red Sea

• Aventura III: Tri-spinnaker blown out en route to Easter Island

• Pimalo: Two spinnakers blown out

• Taratoo: Several sails and spinnakers blown

Dinghies

• Pimalo: Zodiac glue dissolving (repaired); bottom coming away

• Futuro: Inflatable dinghy ripped by leopard seal in Antarctica

Collisions/groundings

• Foxy Lady: Collision with large whale off Dominica. Destroyed rudder. Had to rebuild rudder on existing frame in St Lucia.

• Taratoo: Grounding on coral head in Fiji. Damaged keel hydraulic ram and rudder. Repaired Cairns

• Risque: Grounding in Antarctica, damage to rudder. Repaired in Valdivia

• Futuro: Grounding in Chilean canals. Damage to keel.

Personal accidents

• Taratoo: Fabio Colapinto run down by local fishing boat in Mustique. Badly cut

• Stampede: Crew Jo fell from dinghy in Maldives, cut up badly by outboard

• Que Sera Sera: Crew badly burnt on neck and arm making coffee

• Antaviana: Javier Visiers diving accident in Sudan. Had to be treated in decompression chamber in Jeddah