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Cat capsize off oregon coast
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...GHUN14OU18.DTL
Looks like they got caught in that big storm. Gordon |
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Gordon wrote: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...GHUN14OU18.DTL Looks like they got caught in that big storm. Gordon The article referenced above had the following comment" "Double-hulled catamaran sailboats are fast and lightweight -- and harder to capsize than some single-hull sloops. " What they should have added is that single hull boats have one stable state, right side up. Even when they capsize, the heavy keel will bring it back upright. A catamaran, on the other hand, is stable in two configurations, upright and upside down. Once they flip, they almost never right themselves. Sherwin D. |
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Gordon wrote:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...GHUN14OU18.DTL Looks like they got caught in that big storm. Gordon CG has suspended search for the 3 missing crewmen. Craft was a 44 footer coming from Frisco to Puget Sound. Last log input stated they had lowered the sails and streamed 2 anchors. EPIRB was found locked up where it couldn't deploy. Gordon |
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Cat capsize off oregon coast
"sherwindu" wrote in message
... Gordon wrote: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...GHUN14OU18.DTL Looks like they got caught in that big storm. Gordon The article referenced above had the following comment" "Double-hulled catamaran sailboats are fast and lightweight -- and harder to capsize than some single-hull sloops. " What they should have added is that single hull boats have one stable state, right side up. Even when they capsize, the heavy keel will bring it back upright. A catamaran, on the other hand, is stable in two configurations, upright and upside down. Once they flip, they almost never right themselves. Sherwin D. Yeah, possibly on the bottom. Whereas the catamaran won't sink. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:00:53 -0800, Gordon wrote:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...GHUN14OU18.DTL Looks like they got caught in that big storm. Gordon More he http://news.google.com/?ned=us&ncl=1112035558&hl=en Matt O. |
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Yeah, that's what they said about the Titanic.
"Capt. JG" wrote: "sherwindu" wrote in message ... Gordon wrote: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...GHUN14OU18.DTL Looks like they got caught in that big storm. Gordon The article referenced above had the following comment" "Double-hulled catamaran sailboats are fast and lightweight -- and harder to capsize than some single-hull sloops. " What they should have added is that single hull boats have one stable state, right side up. Even when they capsize, the heavy keel will bring it back upright. A catamaran, on the other hand, is stable in two configurations, upright and upside down. Once they flip, they almost never right themselves. Sherwin D. Yeah, possibly on the bottom. Whereas the catamaran won't sink. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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sherwindu wrote:
Yeah, that's what they said about the Titanic. You're using the Titanic as an example of why monohulls are safer than multis? That's a pretty convincing argument. |
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"sherwindu" wrote in message
... Yeah, that's what they said about the Titanic. "Capt. JG" wrote: "sherwindu" wrote in message ... Gordon wrote: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...GHUN14OU18.DTL Looks like they got caught in that big storm. Gordon The article referenced above had the following comment" "Double-hulled catamaran sailboats are fast and lightweight -- and harder to capsize than some single-hull sloops. " What they should have added is that single hull boats have one stable state, right side up. Even when they capsize, the heavy keel will bring it back upright. A catamaran, on the other hand, is stable in two configurations, upright and upside down. Once they flip, they almost never right themselves. Sherwin D. Yeah, possibly on the bottom. Whereas the catamaran won't sink. Well, that's what actually didn't happen. The cat didn't sink did it? Or, are the pictures faked? -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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"Jeff" wrote in message
. .. sherwindu wrote: Yeah, that's what they said about the Titanic. You're using the Titanic as an example of why monohulls are safer than multis? That's a pretty convincing argument. I'm convinced, but not about that. :-) -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Cat capsize off oregon coast
"Capt. JG" wrote in message ... "sherwindu" wrote in message ... Gordon wrote: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...GHUN14OU18.DTL Looks like they got caught in that big storm. Gordon The article referenced above had the following comment" "Double-hulled catamaran sailboats are fast and lightweight -- and harder to capsize than some single-hull sloops. " What they should have added is that single hull boats have one stable state, right side up. Even when they capsize, the heavy keel will bring it back upright. A catamaran, on the other hand, is stable in two configurations, upright and upside down. Once they flip, they almost never right themselves. Sherwin D. Yeah, possibly on the bottom. Whereas the catamaran won't sink. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com Yep, don't leave the boat until the boat leaves you. I would feel safer in a multihull. -- SeeYaa  Harbin Osteen KG6UROWhen American Citizens with dual citizenship pledges allegiance to the flag, to which flag do they pledge allegiance too? - |
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