OzOne wrote in message ...

Actually Cappy, where the yacht is, the wind was probably less than
30.
Can you explain that?
Do you now start to understand just how little you know?


I know enough to understand a balanced sail plan. The only
time a storm trysail is needed is for survival conditions.
When you're racing in a little fifty-five knot blow you
should be racing - not putzing around with a reefed mainsail
acting afraid. Those guys were clearly hove-to and hove-to
sideways to the wind. The configuration of their hull and
keel did not allow the vessel's head to face the wind.

They put themselves into a dangerous position laying sideways
to the wind and waves. They were asking for a knock-down.

Real sailors would have bent on a balanced sail plan and
run downwind enough to have some way on and some
control. The picture shows an inept crew.

I know you don't like to hear this because you seem to have
some personal identification with the losers but get over it
and face the facts.

I could have and would have done better than they did.

CN