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JAXAshby
 
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Default Unconditionally stable sailboats

cruising mono's can't.

That isn't really so. But certainly any weather that has the capability to
flip
a cat could also roll or sink a mono.


it certain is so. wind, and wind alone, can flip a cat. wind can not flip a
mono.

In fact, *each* degree of heel on a cat requires _less_ wind than the previous
degree of heel. cat turn upside down at heel anglesof about 30*.

cats are best suited for coastal cruising and voyages well planned around
weather.