Chuck Kanter writes "there are only four documented cases of capsizes of cruising
catamarans while being cruised by owners or charterers" in the last 50 years.



"Oz1" wrote in message
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On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:18:51 +1200, The_navigator_©
wrote:

It is also rare for a cruising mono to break up and sink. In fact, they
often are found with no-one aboard. I've never heard of that being the
case for a multi. Once a cat gets flipped the loads on the bridge
structure get really enormous due to water in the hulls and 'suction' on
them. This will lead to structural failure PDQ in a storm and that is
why they'll sink. Give a good monohull anytime for survivability.

Cheers MC

"Although statistics are sparse, a study of 35 publicized multihull
capsizes between 1975 and 1985 contained only three cruisers, one
anchored in a 170-knot hurricane. Ninety-one percent were racers,
designed and sailed to the edge, and 60 percent occurred during racing
or record attempts. A full 54 percent of the boats were eventually
salvaged, some floating for months before retrieval. Ninety percent of
the crews survived, and half of those lost were on a single boat
shadowing the infamous 1979 Fastnet Race that claimed so many
monohullers."

http://www.2hulls.com/archive/Gen%20...apaulting.html


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