Like I said before, a cat is a cat is a cat.

S.Simon - Booby's nemisis


"Bobsprit" wrote in message ...
Zero evidence? Bwahahahahahahah. I guess you don't
think the link posted above is proof enough?

There was a link about big cruising cats flipping? Please repost it!

RB

"Capt.American" wrote in message
om...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/359134.stm

The catamarans involved were fairly small high-performance sailing
vessels, which would have been severely buffeted by the unexpected
squall.

Honestly, CA, If I didn't think that you were so stupid, I would think that
you were trolling!!

If that had been a fleet of Topper Buzz's or RS Vareo's then the result
would have been exactly the same.



The trampoline-like netting platform, which joins the hulls and
supports the crew, offers no protection against the sea or elements.

Neither does the trapeze on similiar high perfomance monohulls of the same
size.


Regards


Donal
--

If you're going to post the link, why do you copy and paste
the text also? Seems stupid and a waste of time.

"Capt.American" wrote in message
om...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/359134.stm


More than 150 people have been rescued during a regatta in Weymouth
Bay, Dorset, after 77 yachts capsized during a squall.


The BBC's Liz MacKean: "It was a dramatic end to the national
championships"
The sailors were knocked off their 18ft Dart catamarans by a
south-easterly wind of up to force 6.

But rescuers were quick to react and a mass launch of coastguard
helicopters and lifeboats went into action at about 1600 BST.

After three hours all 156 competitors had been accounted for.



Portland harbour masters rescue a capsized catamaran
A 37-year-old woman was airlifted to the Dorset County Hospital in
Dorchester suffering from hypothermia. Other reports suggest that as
many as 30 people needed treatment for the effects of the cold, and
Weymouth and District Hospital was still on major incident alert.

The local Weymouth lifeboat acted as co-ordinator, and used private
boats as a ferry service for the rescued people.

One of the survivors, yachtsman Mark Wray, said: "It was frightening
out there. The boats were flipping over. Everyone was concentrating on
getting ashore."

Unexpected weather

Coastguards and competitors alike have dismissed suggestions that the
race organisers might have been irresponsible.



No protection against the elements
"We are not meteorologists and you have to take into account that
forecasting squalls is somewhat difficult," said Mark Clark, a
spokesman for the Maritime Coastguard Agency.

"It is a professionally organised event, and they would have taken
account of the weather forecast before they put out."

Bob Fletcher, a former Olympic class sailor, also said the organisers
were not to blame.

"It certainly wasn't irresponsible because the standard of the field
that went out there are well capable of coping with almost anything.

"Everybody wears life-jackets and dry-suits but the rescue services
got concerned about the number of people in the water at the same
time."

But a local meteorological spokesman said that heavy winds had been
forecast before the race.

'We were caught out'

The chairman of the United Kingdom International Dart Association,
Richard Brown, himself capsized six times during the race along with
his 17-year-old son Oliver.

"We were caught out," he said. "We knew heavy weather was coming but
not until later. It just blew up."

He added: "The race organisers realised the number of boats that were
capsizing and alerted the coastguard and emergency services.

He insisted that all the competitors had been properly equipped with
buoyancy aids and dry suits.

He also said that rescue boats and larger yachts used by the
organisers had been on hand at various points along the triangular
course.

"We sail to the normal standards set by the Royal Yachting
Association," he said.

The catamarans involved were fairly small high-performance sailing
vessels, which would have been severely buffeted by the unexpected
squall.

The trampoline-like netting platform, which joins the hulls and
supports the crew, offers no protection against the sea or elements.

*********************************

Like I said, Cats are unstable and dangerious, should be used under
USCG supervision only.

Capt. American

BS. Not even close. Racing is a wholly different situation.

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
A cat is a cat is a cat! The only difference between a
small one and a big one is it takes a little more wind
to capsize the big ones.

S.Simon - knows catamarans of all sizes are unsafe


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Proves my point but still idiots like Jeff Morris claim
catamarans don't capsize. Had it been a ballasted
monhull race none of them would have capsized.

That race had big cruising cats in it?
Wow!!!!

Neal, even when you're close to making a point, you always blow it!

RB

It isn't. You're comparing apples to oranges.

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
Zero evidence? Bwahahahahahahah. I guess you don't
think the link posted above is proof enough?

S.Simon - constantly kicking Booby's ass up one side
and down the other.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
A cat is a cat is a cat! The only difference between a
small one and a big one is it takes a little more wind
to capsize the big ones.

Bwahahahahahaha!
This is the difference between Neal and I. He's willing to lie about
sailing
and boats to troll and do so in a way that is actually harmful to any
newbie
who happens by.
His comments about Cats capsizing have ZERO evidence and no credibility.
A big well designed Cat is as safe as most any other design. For coastal
cruising in relative confort it's simply can't be matched.
Neal would do well to buy one.

RB

It is on the back of a pickup, which is the only place
he's got experience with either.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Its typical the Neal the Lubber doesn't know the difference!

He knows. He's angry and jealous.

Let it go. He thinks a Sunfish is more stable than a Hobie 16.

RB

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ...
If you're going to post the link, why do you copy and paste
the text also? Seems stupid and a waste of time.


Thats cause your a self centered TOTALLY GAY queen of San Fran asshole
Gaynzy.

I posted a link just incase you wanted to see the pictures that are
with the story. Thats the only way boobsie believes anything.

Second, some people perfer not to have to go to another web-site and
back to a newsgroup, and all that english spam full of pictures of
crooked tooth salesmen can be annoying. I was trying to be nice and
save you the hassle of having to clean your cookies.

Capt. American








"Capt.American" wrote in message
om...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/359134.stm


More than 150 people have been rescued during a regatta in Weymouth
Bay, Dorset, after 77 yachts capsized during a squall.


The BBC's Liz MacKean: "It was a dramatic end to the national
championships"
The sailors were knocked off their 18ft Dart catamarans by a
south-easterly wind of up to force 6.

But rescuers were quick to react and a mass launch of coastguard
helicopters and lifeboats went into action at about 1600 BST.

After three hours all 156 competitors had been accounted for.



Portland harbour masters rescue a capsized catamaran
A 37-year-old woman was airlifted to the Dorset County Hospital in
Dorchester suffering from hypothermia. Other reports suggest that as
many as 30 people needed treatment for the effects of the cold, and
Weymouth and District Hospital was still on major incident alert.

The local Weymouth lifeboat acted as co-ordinator, and used private
boats as a ferry service for the rescued people.

One of the survivors, yachtsman Mark Wray, said: "It was frightening
out there. The boats were flipping over. Everyone was concentrating on
getting ashore."

Unexpected weather

Coastguards and competitors alike have dismissed suggestions that the
race organisers might have been irresponsible.



No protection against the elements
"We are not meteorologists and you have to take into account that
forecasting squalls is somewhat difficult," said Mark Clark, a
spokesman for the Maritime Coastguard Agency.

"It is a professionally organised event, and they would have taken
account of the weather forecast before they put out."

Bob Fletcher, a former Olympic class sailor, also said the organisers
were not to blame.

"It certainly wasn't irresponsible because the standard of the field
that went out there are well capable of coping with almost anything.

"Everybody wears life-jackets and dry-suits but the rescue services
got concerned about the number of people in the water at the same
time."

But a local meteorological spokesman said that heavy winds had been
forecast before the race.

'We were caught out'

The chairman of the United Kingdom International Dart Association,
Richard Brown, himself capsized six times during the race along with
his 17-year-old son Oliver.

"We were caught out," he said. "We knew heavy weather was coming but
not until later. It just blew up."

He added: "The race organisers realised the number of boats that were
capsizing and alerted the coastguard and emergency services.

He insisted that all the competitors had been properly equipped with
buoyancy aids and dry suits.

He also said that rescue boats and larger yachts used by the
organisers had been on hand at various points along the triangular
course.

"We sail to the normal standards set by the Royal Yachting
Association," he said.

The catamarans involved were fairly small high-performance sailing
vessels, which would have been severely buffeted by the unexpected
squall.

The trampoline-like netting platform, which joins the hulls and
supports the crew, offers no protection against the sea or elements.

*********************************

Like I said, Cats are unstable and dangerious, should be used under
USCG supervision only.

Capt. American

Why don't you just pussyfoot around the issue . . .


"Joe Butcher" wrote in message om...
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ...
If you're going to post the link, why do you copy and paste
the text also? Seems stupid and a waste of time.


Thats cause your a self centered TOTALLY GAY queen of San Fran asshole
Gaynzy.

I posted a link just incase you wanted to see the pictures that are
with the story. Thats the only way boobsie believes anything.

Second, some people perfer not to have to go to another web-site and
back to a newsgroup, and all that english spam full of pictures of
crooked tooth salesmen can be annoying. I was trying to be nice and
save you the hassle of having to clean your cookies.

Capt. American








"Capt.American" wrote in message
om...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/359134.stm


More than 150 people have been rescued during a regatta in Weymouth
Bay, Dorset, after 77 yachts capsized during a squall.


The BBC's Liz MacKean: "It was a dramatic end to the national
championships"
The sailors were knocked off their 18ft Dart catamarans by a
south-easterly wind of up to force 6.

But rescuers were quick to react and a mass launch of coastguard
helicopters and lifeboats went into action at about 1600 BST.

After three hours all 156 competitors had been accounted for.



Portland harbour masters rescue a capsized catamaran
A 37-year-old woman was airlifted to the Dorset County Hospital in
Dorchester suffering from hypothermia. Other reports suggest that as
many as 30 people needed treatment for the effects of the cold, and
Weymouth and District Hospital was still on major incident alert.

The local Weymouth lifeboat acted as co-ordinator, and used private
boats as a ferry service for the rescued people.

One of the survivors, yachtsman Mark Wray, said: "It was frightening
out there. The boats were flipping over. Everyone was concentrating on
getting ashore."

Unexpected weather

Coastguards and competitors alike have dismissed suggestions that the
race organisers might have been irresponsible.



No protection against the elements
"We are not meteorologists and you have to take into account that
forecasting squalls is somewhat difficult," said Mark Clark, a
spokesman for the Maritime Coastguard Agency.

"It is a professionally organised event, and they would have taken
account of the weather forecast before they put out."

Bob Fletcher, a former Olympic class sailor, also said the organisers
were not to blame.

"It certainly wasn't irresponsible because the standard of the field
that went out there are well capable of coping with almost anything.

"Everybody wears life-jackets and dry-suits but the rescue services
got concerned about the number of people in the water at the same
time."

But a local meteorological spokesman said that heavy winds had been
forecast before the race.

'We were caught out'

The chairman of the United Kingdom International Dart Association,
Richard Brown, himself capsized six times during the race along with
his 17-year-old son Oliver.

"We were caught out," he said. "We knew heavy weather was coming but
not until later. It just blew up."

He added: "The race organisers realised the number of boats that were
capsizing and alerted the coastguard and emergency services.

He insisted that all the competitors had been properly equipped with
buoyancy aids and dry suits.

He also said that rescue boats and larger yachts used by the
organisers had been on hand at various points along the triangular
course.

"We sail to the normal standards set by the Royal Yachting
Association," he said.

The catamarans involved were fairly small high-performance sailing
vessels, which would have been severely buffeted by the unexpected
squall.

The trampoline-like netting platform, which joins the hulls and
supports the crew, offers no protection against the sea or elements.

*********************************

Like I said, Cats are unstable and dangerious, should be used under
USCG supervision only.

Capt. American

(Bobsprit) wrote in message ...
Proves my point but still idiots like Jeff Morris claim
catamarans don't capsize. Had it been a ballasted
monhull race none of them would have capsized.

That race had big cruising cats in it?
Wow!!!!

Neal, even when you're close to making a point, you always blow it!

RB


HEY RB,

The point is they all flipped over. One guy flipped 7 times!

And the reported did say Yachts!

Capt. American

"Donal" wrote in message ...
"Capt.American" wrote in message
om...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/359134.stm

The catamarans involved were fairly small high-performance sailing
vessels, which would have been severely buffeted by the unexpected
squall.

Honestly, CA, If I didn't think that you were so stupid, I would think that
you were trolling!!


I never troll NG's




If that had been a fleet of Topper Buzz's or RS Vareo's then the result
would have been exactly the same.


So.




The trampoline-like netting platform, which joins the hulls and
supports the crew, offers no protection against the sea or elements.

Neither does the trapeze on similiar high perfomance monohulls of the same
size.

And.




Regards


Donal
--


Capt. American and thanks for the Hankerchief suggestion