into pieces, but these pieces could possibly hit the mast and I don't want to lose the mast while actually being up on it. The better solution is to wait for the calm." "Cutting the halyard is not a solution, because all is well wrapped there. So now I am focused only on sorting out this problem, and after that I will think what next." Gutek said he has not felt in danger and has an exit strategy if it impossible to solve the problem. "It puts me in no danger, as the wind is dropping. I can sail like this, but only downwind and down wave preferably. The trick is to have the gennaker 'balloons' hidden behind the mainsail to not risk breaking the forestay." "The closest (place to divert to) would be Madeira, Azores are also not so far away. But I would prefer Canaries, as there is the best infrastructure regarding transport and eventual repairs. I spent couple of months there and I know every marina, I could sail there without any map. But any decisions I will be taking after removing the sail from the forestay."