Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:52:49 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote: If the sheets are run through a smart gripping device, that device would let loose when a hull leaves the water. I have always regarded my hand and brain as a "smart gripping device" but I can tell you from personal experience that they are not always smart (or quick) enough. There is a certain momentum to a lifted gust that will just have its way with you once in awhile. If nothing else the friction and leverage of a multipart mainsheet tackle will do you in. |
Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:58:52 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:52:49 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: If the sheets are run through a smart gripping device, that device would let loose when a hull leaves the water. I have always regarded my hand and brain as a "smart gripping device" but I can tell you from personal experience that they are not always smart (or quick) enough. There is a certain momentum to a lifted gust that will just have its way with you once in awhile. If nothing else the friction and leverage of a multipart mainsheet tackle will do you in. I suppose if it were practical somebody would have done it. Since my sailing experience has mostly been cranking winches, I defer to the old hands. But I'm still looking for cruising cat capsizes, and the circumstances behind them, because I *am* interested in cats. I've googled quite a bit looking for sail/cruiser/cat capsizes and they were all flying a hull or otherwise had a racing mentality push with regard to wind. Not sure if any were even moderately loaded cruisers This one that started the thread is the only one I've seen where a non-racer, non-charter/vacationer flipped his. The capt'n is my age too. I'm highly interested in what happened. --Vic |
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