"sherwindu" wrote in message
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I'm not concerned because I sail a monohull. Multihulls have two stable
states, upright
and upside down, whereas most monohulls have only one stable state,
upright. The
monohull has a heavy keel suspended like a pendlum, so when knocked down
or over,
the natural stable state is for the boat to right itself.

I don't think the 5500 lb. weight of this 36 foot boat would not do much
to prevent it flipping
when it is sideways to a huge wave, or caught with too much sail up in a
strong gust.
It probably takes more force to flip this boat because of the longer
moment arm, but once
it reaches a certain point, it will go over and stay there.

All that being said, I think this is a great boat for close offshore
cruising, especially in shallow

places like Florida Bay or the Bahamian banks. I just wouldn't feel safe
taking it across the
ocean or even riding out a gale in it.

Sherwin D.

It's true that a mono will right itself most of the time. As someone else
pointed out, it's not 100% true, but good enough for now. I guess the issue
for me is that it will also right itself at the bottom. I would much rather
be in a boat that floats upside down, than sit on the bottom rightside up.

FYI, I'm mostly a monohull sailor, but I like multis and have sailed them. I
would not hesitate to take one a long distance.

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