On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:14:03 GMT, (Mic) wrote:


http://cruisersforum.com/showthread....5&pagenumber=1

Mayday off coast of Mexico

The following information about the need to be rescued from his
catamaran has been retrieved from www.themultihull.com forum and has
also caused a considerable discussion on www.ybw.com forums as well -
principly on drogues/parachutes.

http://www.ssca.org/sscabb/index.php...m=6&topic=2221
# Posted: 23 Dec 2005 10:27


I was recently made aware of an interesting and relevant statistic.

The total number of fatalities, per year world wide, as a result of
sailing (in any form) is identical to the total number of fatalities
suffered by people playing golf.

Paul

# Posted: 23 Dec 2005 21:15


Paul, where did you get that stat? Smells of urban myth to me. Is it
published anywhere?

http://www.ssca.org/sscabb/index.php...m=6&topic=2221
78% of sailors give up before their boats
60% of boats abandoned are found in fine shape later
50% of wifes get divorced over a boat
13% of wifes making long passeges with husbands "fall overboard"

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http://www.radford-yacht.com/stablty1.html
Introduction
This outline on stability is based on "The Safety of Small Commercial
Sailing Vessels" A Code of Practice, which emphasises the point of
vanishing stability as THE MAJOR INDICATOR of a yachts ability to
resist capsize. We are not attempting to address other issues relating
to stability in this section.

Boat stability links
http://www.rya.org.uk/images/uploade...e_10_11_05.pdf

http://www.rya.org.uk/images/uploade...lity_Intro.pdf

Xantrex links
http://www.xantrex.com/support/web/t...cldoc_type.asp
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/736/docserve.asp
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/475/docserve.asp
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/268/docserve.asp


-from Bilge Water Review, Fool Hardy Publications