On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:25:46 -0400, Gogarty
wrote:

In article ,
says...
On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:15:32 -0000, Justin C
wrote:

In article , Charles Momsen wrote:
Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epz6BBZm__0

Thoroughly enjoyed, thank you.

Any ideas what the boat is? She's got lovely lines.

Justin.

According to Jan , Aratinga, a 60 foot Alden.

Did I miss it? What is in those bags? How much do they weigh?

Water, one ton each according to the blurb on TouTube.

That would be 250 gallons per bag which sounds like a bit of a stretch
but who knows.

The nice thing about using water bags is that they achieve a stable
equilibrium as they immerse which limits heel angle to exactly what
you preset via halyard length.