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Stinkpotter
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Initially Posted - 09/15/2010 :  08:28:02  Show Profile
[url="http://www.thedailysail.com/dinghy/10/56445/0/video-aethon-capsize?utm_source=Daily+News&utm_campaign=f1ff2bff50-Daily_Email_26_Aug&utm_medium=email"]Sad video[/url] from the Little Americas Cup races in Newport. These are C-class catamarans, a substantially open design class that long ago produced the type of wing that BMW/Oracle scaled up.

The story is that a gust hit the boat, the helmsman fell off with the mainsheet wrapped on his leg, it hauled in the wing, causing the capsize, and the trapeze guy ended up going <i>through</i> the wing. A DNF for the regatta.

I used to watch practice sessions of the <i>Patient Lady</i> C-class syndicate off Norwalk--their wing boat sparring with their soft-sail boat about 20 years ago... Incredible!
Dave Bristle
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Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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redeye
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Response Posted - 09/15/2010 :  08:44:49  Show Profile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpcAeRPTdNQ

ROcks.... till it doesn't ...

What a hoot!
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 09/15/2010 :  11:45:28  Show Profile
Thankfully, the crewman didn't roll out and get hit by the dropping centerboard! could have been deadly.
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Response Posted - 09/15/2010 :  11:51:39  Show Profile
not much of a mast step connection on that boat, if the weight of a lone sailor can pop it off. Though it probably lessened the impact and the pain...
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 09/15/2010 :  13:47:27  Show Profile
Understand that these boats are not designed or built to "take it"--they are stretching the envelope in every direction for <i><b>speed.</b></i> They have to be 25' long, 14' wide, and have 300 sq. ft. of "sail". Otherwise, they can do virtually <i>anything.</i> Cogito weighs <i><b>385 lbs.</b></i> all up, including the rig! Yes, the mast step might be in trouble when the wing hits the water. The wing isn't supposed to hit the water.
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