On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:24:05 -0600, slide wrote:

On 10/29/2013 11:03 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
Don't mess around with the big guys:


http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/25/skipper-fined-cowes-week-collision

I wondered what would occur if a large yacht of maybe 60' (that one)
were to be 'run down' by a tanker / freighter. I always figured it'd be
sunk or swamped.

Interesting to see it was 'only' dismasted.

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The bow wave seems to have pushed them away, and they might possibly
have escaped with no damage if the spinnaker hadn't hung up on the
anchor.