Hi Guys,
I was sitting on the training wall with a couple of mates tonight and we saw the coastguard tow in a capsized cat.
The yacht looked to be about 30-35 feet long. She was being towed upside down and one hull was partially full of water as it was sitting low.
Has anyone heard anything?
Regards
Jake
Yeah pretty crazy. It was only 15 - maybe 20 knot gusts that day.
Did you see anything dave?
I haven't got off my lazy behind to go look to be honest. Sorry. A guy I know owns a business in one of the yards down there. I'll ask him.
You just to adjust your sail area according to the wind and be on the caution side. There reasonably safe. I can recall reading about Simpson cat in a really big storm off New Zealand many years ago. Really huge waves along with a mono the Simpson ended up with slight bridge deck crack the mono lost its mast both crews abandoned there boats and were taken on board I think a Navy ship. They were really big waves
The Bridge deck crack occurred after the crew abandoned the Cat and was later recovered by the owner
Makes one wonder if cats require very different skills . The one Dr Rog refers to is not the one Jake 123 refers
hey guys that cat is a racing cat with a oversize mast and oversize sail area for racing purposes only
not a well found cruising cat with a conservative size mast and sail area
I went sailing today on lake maquarie with a constant 25 knot south easterly with
full main and headsail with no problems at all ,highest speed attained was only
nine knots on a reach with no hint of capsize ,round up or any other nasty habbits
that the over canvased racing boats will have ,it seems that as soon as someone sees
a racing mutihull capsize all mutihulls are considered extreamly dangerous boats that
capsize all the time, far from the truth
well designed and built cruising catamarans have a very low risk of capsize due to the conservative
rig designed for the particular boat, just like any cruising monohull ,and then we all over load our boats
and the risk of capsize deminishes compleatly
if any of you guys want to sail a cruising catamaran on lake maquarie feel free to message me
just my 2 cents worth, cheers ray
And how many other cats have over turned over the past 12 months thats you have heard of . This is the first I know of and as Radar said its a racer not a cruiser
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And how many other cats have over turned over the past 12 months thats you have heard of . This is the first I know of and as Radar said its a racer not a cruiser
Exactly!
Folks, please stop confusing racing mutihulls with their cruising counterparts. It is true that racing cats capsize quite often, but that is because they are hardly more than super-sized Hobie cats and regularly pushed beyond their limits. Cruising cats, on the other hand, are safe and stable, and routinely crossing the world's oceans.
