Unconditionally stable sailboats
 

On Tue, 25 May 2004 11:49:57 GMT, Rosalie B.
wrote:

People of both sexes are unwilling to admit that they are scared of
various things. I'd venture to say that everyone is afraid of
something. With some people it is a boat that heels. So what?


I'm scared of spiders :-/


Cheers!


Remco

Unconditionally stable sailboats
 

Bravery is doing something even though you are scared. You get no
points for doing anything that doesn't scare you.

I have done things others said later were brave. They were wrong. I did
things a mite more dangerous this very moment that improved the chance of my
ass still being alive 30 minutes late.

Anyone who sails, or races vehicles, or climbs mountains or flies airplane, on
bravery/courage is absolutely sure to crash and crash soon. running on courage
means you are running beyond your known capability.

Unconditionally stable sailboats
 

In some cultures, saying that the wife is scared is called 'saving
face'.

some call that "saving face" while others call it "lying through one's teeth".

in any event, claiming that one's own fears define the physical reality of the
rest of the world is specious.

Unconditionally stable sailboats
 

People of both sexes are unwilling to admit that they are scared of
various things. I'd venture to say that everyone is afraid of
something. With some people it is a boat that heels. So what?

no problem .... as long as they don't make some truly stupid remark -- such as
catamarans have unconditional stability -- to cover their tracks, for some
newbie might believe them and the newbie then endangers himself/herself because
they thought they heard a truth.

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And how about that MayDay you called to the CG in Long
Island Sound because the wind was light and the engine was running a bit hot?

that was no frickin mayday and the engine wasn't really running hot. I (tried)
to call the CG because the fraudulent hired "captain" had shut down the engine,
tied down the sails and insisted a tow be dispatched (he wanted to get on
another boat he thought there might be girl and/or women onboard [he was later
thown off that boat -- much equipment broken) amid serious recriminations). I
got on the radio because neither the "captain" nor the owner were able to work
either radio after nearly 30 minutes of trying.

btw, when we finally were towed in I suddently remembered a business meeting I
had to prepare for three days hence and left, walking to the nearest train back
home.

not the same, jeffies, as driving training wheels "because the wife is scared".

Unconditionally stable sailboats
 

He sails a small dingy and would not
know a cruising yacht if it bit him on the ankle.

my longest trip last year was 1,800 miles. How about you? Longest trip last
year in my own boat was 600 miles. How about you?

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The reason my wife likes a catamarans is that she loves to sail 50% faster
than
all the lead draggers.


boy do you have her hoodwinked. the only time a cruising cat does 50% faster
than a mono is on a beam reach in 12 knot winds and no waves. upwind the cat's
VMG is worse, downwind no better.

Unconditionally stable sailboats
 

While we're on the subject, when's the last time you took your wife sailing?

my ex-wife was afraid to ride the Staten Island ferry.

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you were obvilously waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over-served last night, steviee,
go sleep it off.

Please learn how to follow a thread.

that's what I said, steveie. while you were wandering about in some deluded
fog about rowboats crossing the ocean, the rest of the thread was talking
about
stupid statements made regarding the stability of cruising catamarans.

Sorry, you're wrong again. If you actually knew how to follow a thread
you could tell that I didn't bring up the part about rowboats. I just
responded to it. Now go back into your fog.

Steve

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Actually our VMG is better than most monohulls. Even pointing 50 degrees true
we'll pass most of them. At any other point of sail, in just about any sea
condition, its no contest. Of course, when your SA/Disp is over 20, and you
have very low wave making resistance, and you don't loose effective sail area to
heeling, you're going to blow away most other boats. Even running, we've been
over 12 knots without flying a chute.

You should try a cat sometime, jaxie, if you're not afraid of going too fast.

Of course, our boat is setup for long distance cruising - you can get the same
hull without the twin diesels and about 1000 pounds lighter in the classic
model; or if you want a real screamer, you can get it with 30% more sail, about
30% less weight, and daggerboards instead of fixed keels.



"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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The reason my wife likes a catamarans is that she loves to sail 50% faster
than
all the lead draggers.


boy do you have her hoodwinked. the only time a cruising cat does 50% faster
than a mono is on a beam reach in 12 knot winds and no waves. upwind the
cat's
VMG is worse, downwind no better.