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Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
http://www.nbc-2.com/Video/Xtras.sht...eoId=769701845
35 ft cat in route from Isla Mujeres to FL, 175 miles SW of Tampa http://tinyurl.com/2vnm6o |
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Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
Wayne.B wrote in
: 35 ft cat He'd have been home by now if he'd had a SELF RIGHTING MONOHULL....(c; Larry -- |
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Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:04:11 +0000, Larry wrote:
He'd have been home by now if he'd had a SELF RIGHTING MONOHULL....(c; Sounds about right to me. Those cats don't always land on their feet although there is a lot of denial about that. :-) |
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Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
I took a look at the video .. it wasn't even rough water. The skipper is
standing on the underside of the boat. = "Wayne.B" wrote in message ... http://www.nbc-2.com/Video/Xtras.sht...eoId=769701845 35 ft cat in route from Isla Mujeres to FL, 175 miles SW of Tampa http://tinyurl.com/2vnm6o |
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Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
* Wayne.B wrote, On 4/15/2007 5:25 PM:
On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:04:11 +0000, Larry wrote: He'd have been home by now if he'd had a SELF RIGHTING MONOHULL....(c; Sounds about right to me. Those cats don't always land on their feet although there is a lot of denial about that. :-) I have to admit I've been one of the deniers, and the recent spate of capsizes has been distressing. But I'm not sure why you have the smiley - are you happy whenever there is a catamaran accident? Should I use a smiley whenever a monohull goes to the bottom? This is one of the very few I've heard of that was a real cruising cat be cruised, not a racer or a delivery incident. At 35 feet its a bit small, but since it had twin diesels it wasn't a lightweight. I'll be curious to hear the story - My guess is that this was not a major storm, but a case of carrying full sail when a strong squall hit. As for self righting, there are many, many stories of monohulls being dismasted, often with structural damage. This was certainly not the only rescue of the season |
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Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
On Apr 15, 6:34 pm, "NE Sailboat" wrote:
I took a look at the video .. it wasn't even rough water. The skipper is standing on the underside of the boat. Sheeeeze NE sailboat. Ever hear of a willawall? Microbursts? Here in the Gulf we get freight train fronts that will lay you down on your side in a heat beat, and be completly over in 10 min. I'd never have a cat bigger than one I could self right. Joe |
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Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
On 15 Apr 2007 19:20:17 -0700, "Joe" wrote:
I'd never have a cat bigger than one I could self right. Based on my own limited experience, that sounds about right. I used to have a small Hobie and capsized it several times. Unless you could anticipate the gust coming before it actually hit, it would be over before you could head up or ease the mainsheet. These folks in the Gulf last week at least had the advantage of warm water. |
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Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
On Apr 15, 7:20�pm, "Joe" wrote:
On Apr 15, 6:34 pm, "NE Sailboat" wrote: I took a look at the video .. it wasn't even rough water. *The skipper is standing on the underside of the boat. Sheeeeze NE sailboat. Ever hear of a willawall? Microbursts? Joe Where do you hail from, Joe? Out west we call a sudden onset storm a "williwaw", not a willawall. Words have a way of being used differently around the country. "Willawall" isn't such a bad variation- running into one can be like hitting a wall and I wonder if that's behind your local usage? |
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Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
I'm not happy about people getting into trouble, but it does seem like
vindication for all the opposition I got when I originally brought up this subject months ago. Sherwin D. "Wayne.B" wrote: http://www.nbc-2.com/Video/Xtras.sht...eoId=769701845 35 ft cat in route from Isla Mujeres to FL, 175 miles SW of Tampa http://tinyurl.com/2vnm6o |
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