Rescue off NSW South Coast Australia

[Adelie]

Originally Posted by StuM

Fixed keel.

But I found this interesting titbit on their site:
"When sailing in short-handed mode the boat utilizes 250L of water ballast per side to provide additional righting moment."
I wonder what would happen if they ended up with 250kg of weight on the wrong side in big seas and heavy weather . That's just over 10% of its total displacement.

Generally if the water ballast is all to one aide, then the boat floats inverted and preheeled so it is more likely to right itself.




Unless the keel falls off.