On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:45:47 -0500, DSK wrote:
I don't think any small boat is going to
survive that other than in pieces. Not to mention that the people in it
wold be pulped against the cabin sides.

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More often than not, thats what seems to happen with small seaworthy
boats. The boat turns out to be stronger than the people inside, and
after getting rolled once, or dropped into the trough of a big wave on
its beam ends, the folks inside get broken ribs and concussions. A
lot of small boats have been found still floating long after the
people were taken off.

I know several people who have gotten broken ribs in conditions much
less severe than those in the pictures. If you're not coughing up
blood however, or unconcious, it's considered unmanly to not finish
the race.

:-)