Now the foremast is shorter than the mainmast. Still a Bugeye rig.
Had the spinnaker & Main staysail set on the run up to Baltimore before the GCBSR events. Made 7.8 just before the top 6 feet of the foremast broke off on the port gybe. I knew I was taking the risk putting that block high. The tension failure in the port quarter of the mast opposite pull of the halyard is obvious in the deep fissures vs. the flat compression side. We learned to keep JOLLY DOLPHIN before the wind and not let the boat round up into the wind. The repair plan is to scarf in softwood with a higher modulus of elasticity.