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Squall capsizes catamaran
"Thomas Galbraith, 60, and his wife Stanna Galbraith, 58, both of
Durango, Colo., were sailing from Isla Mujeres, Mexico, to Anclote, Fla., a when their 35-foot catamaran, Paradox, hit a squall and capsized." http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/586/153892/ You couldn't pay me enough to go to sea in a catamaran. Wilbur Hubbard |
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* Wilbur Hubbard wrote, On 8/15/2007 4:05 PM:
"Thomas Galbraith, 60, and his wife Stanna Galbraith, 58, both of Durango, Colo., were sailing from Isla Mujeres, Mexico, to Anclote, Fla., a when their 35-foot catamaran, Paradox, hit a squall and capsized." http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/586/153892/ More old history. This is an interesting case of a cat that actually capsized twice. The current owners had salvaged it, and re-rigged it, I believe with a larger rig. The result was a boat that couldn't withstand 45 knots under full sail. This, BTW, is the design criteria of many cruising cats, but the Tobago is a lighter boat than most cruisers (8000 lbs) and carries a lot of sail. The couple survived nicely in the inverted cat, and realizing that the EPIRB hadn't worked, they drilled a hole in the boat and stuck the antennae so they were rescued. You couldn't pay me enough to go to sea in a catamaran. Why would I pay you anything? |
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My first charter was a Tabago 35. I still think it was the fastest
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"Ringmaster" wrote in message
ps.com... My first charter was a Tabago 35. I still think it was the fastest cat we have ever chartered. I really liked the Athena 38. Chartered one in BVI a couple of years ago. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message ... I really liked the Gaybo 38. Chartered one in BVI a couple of years ago. I had a really tight time. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com T M I |
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message ... "Ringmaster" wrote in message ps.com... My first charter was a Tabago 35. I still think it was the fastest cat we have ever chartered. I really liked the Athena 38. Chartered one in BVI a couple of years ago. I had a gay old time -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com Way too much information. . . |
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