Capt. Neal® wrote:
"Steve Thomas" wrote in message ...
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| http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4416828.stm
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| 2 capsized and 1 dismasted in trans Atlantic race.
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| Steve Thomas
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There's your proof, Jeff Morris, that multihulls are inherently
unstable. Ask yourself, in the same race, how many monohulls
capsized.

CN
Not unstable, they have great initial stability, thats why they are so
fast. But they also have great initial stability upside down. They do
lousy angles of vanishing stabilty.

"Gary" wrote in message news1ccf.442767$1i.383930@pd7tw2no...
| Capt. Neal® wrote:
| "Steve Thomas" wrote in message ...
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| | http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4416828.stm
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| | 2 capsized and 1 dismasted in trans Atlantic race.
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| | Steve Thomas
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| There's your proof, Jeff Morris, that multihulls are inherently
| unstable. Ask yourself, in the same race, how many monohulls
| capsized.
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| CN
| Not unstable, they have great initial stability, thats why they are so
| fast. But they also have great initial stability upside down. They do
| lousy angles of vanishing stabilty.


Jeff's always whining, "Gimme proof, gimme proof" every time
I mention how multihulls are more stable upside-down than rightside-
up but every time I give him the proof he tries to wiggle around like
the proverbial worm on the hood and obfuscate by saying idiotic
things like "Them's were trimarans not catamarans, as if a catamaran
wasn't a multihull.

The man just refuses to believe a multihull - although it has some virtues -
in inherently unseaworthy and all it takes is to look at the pictures of what
happens to them in a little ole gale of about fifty knots to see how unsafe
they are when the elements get a bit rowdy.

I've even heard tell of multihulls on mooring turning turtle during a good
blow and that NEVER happens to ballasted monohulls.

CN