http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...GHUN14OU18.DTL

Looks like they got caught in that big storm.
Gordon

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.

"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

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

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.

"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

Gee, do I have to spell everything out! My comment was directed to the concept
that boats are unsinkable, period. They said the Titanic could never sink. Get
the
analogy? I guess not.

I personally would rather take my chances on a boat that most likely will go
back
to an upright position where I have a chance of salvaging enough rigging to
continue
sailing. We are slaves to our EPIRB's to get us out of trouble. Your first
thought
when in trouble at sea is how can I recover a bad situation, not make a grab for
the
EPIRB. Of course, in the case of an upsidedown multihull, they didn't have much

of a choice.

Sherwin D.

Jeff wrote:

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.

"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

I have been a catamaran sailor for years and have come this conclusion:
a major different between monohulls and catamarans is the most sable
position for a catamaran is upside down on the surface, the most sable
position for a monohull is right side up on the bottom. I'll take
the cat.

One problem with catamarans is there are few warnings that they are about to
capsize. You may notice one of the hulls lifting out of the water, but by that
time,
it may be too late to correct anything. A monohull will heel progressively,
giving you
a little more time to shorten sail, etc.

Sherwin D.

"Capt. JG" wrote:

"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