Thread: Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
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Default Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
Jeff wrote in news:B-CdnUwcZqUHX7
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As for self righting, there are many, many stories of monohulls being
dismasted, often with structural damage. This was certainly not the
only rescue of the season



Dismasted simply means it self-rights faster with less weight aloft. It's
pretty hard to argue with several thousand pounds of pig iron or lead hell
bent on finding the lowest point near the bottom.....

I'd like to think the smiley had to do with the usual BS a cat owner will
spread on pretty thick as you're standing on the dock and he's telling you
how STABLE and FAST it is in comparison to your measily old sloop and its
nasty, self-righting hull.

Larry
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