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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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Video footage - USCG assists capsized catamaran in Gulf of Mexico
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 I've had a "thing" about cats and beam seas for a long time - I just don't think they are stable enough. Add in some sail area, gust of wind and you can get knocked down pretty quickly. That opinion is not built on personal experience - just a feeling that I have based on experiences with under 30 foot power cats. Hey - at least the water was warm. |
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