* Vic Smith wrote, On 6/21/2007 11:40 AM:
In reading about cats there was a thread in Jan '06 that discussed
this cat. Wondering if it was ever recovered I googled and found
this. It may interest some of you.
The mustard color may ring a bell here.
http://www.multihullpages.com/eclipse2.html

And the latest I found. From reading this article, I believe the
owner has written the boat off.
http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...253ymnews.html


This is a not uncommon story - there's little reason for a catamaran
to sink since they are normally built with multiple flotation
compartments. And without sails, its almost impossible to capsize.
Even monohulls often recovered after being abandoned. I remember a
case of a Nonsuch that was abandoned in the Eastern Atlantic after a
rigging failure (boom broke? I forget) that was found being used as a
fishing boat in South America.

IIRC, after the "Queen's Birthday" typhoon in the Pacific almost all
of the vessels abandoned when rescuers arrived (two cats, about 8
monohulls) were recovered. The one exception was a Westsail that was
scuttled so as to no be a hazard.