15M Catamaran Capsize off Portugal

[smj]

Originally Posted by fxykty

Unfortunately the analysis is very old. All catamarans (other than Wharrams and narrow-beamed cats like Prouts and Geminis) are type 6s now, so comparisons against the older types are not relevant when trying to compare the seaworthiness factors of modern (last 30 years) cats.

The lame comment could be about the recommendation for storm handling - laying ahull.

I can’t see the majority of new cats fitting into any of Shuttleworths categories. Maybe type 7 with a lot of type 4 mixed in!

[fivecapes]

Update - sortof

From the May issue of Multicoque

What is confirmed
-Off Vigo
-very dark night
-winds 20knots 70apparent
-9.5knots under main 2reefs and staysail
-would've been 18knots if carried full sails
-felt not a shock, but huge brake followed by capsize
-Regis clearly saw leeward board badly damaged
-leeward hull in front of board badly damaged
-mast beam(?) damaged
-photos taken clearly show damage but in possession of investigators

bits might have been lost in translation

[NevilleCat]

Whale, are we thinking?

[arsenelupiga]

Originally Posted by fivecapes

Update - sortof

From the May issue of Multicoque

What is confirmed
-Off Vigo
-very dark night
-winds 20knots 70apparent
-9.5knots under main 2reefs and staysail
-would've been 18knots if carried full sails
-felt not a shock, but huge brake followed by capsize
-Regis clearly saw leeward board badly damaged
-leeward hull in front of board badly damaged
-mast beam(?) damaged
-photos taken clearly show damage but in possession of investigators

bits might have been lost in translation

mast beam = crossbeam maybe?


submarine revenge for his win over that bilonaire ?

[argonauta1]

Hit something. Nothing to do with overpowering or structural inadequacy.

[lestersails]

Originally Posted by fivecapes

Update - sortof

From the May issue of Multicoque

What is confirmed

-winds 20knots 70apparent
-9.5knots under main 2reefs and staysail

Can someone help me with this - how can winds be 20 knots, 70 apparent if the boat is making 9.5 knots?

[Tupaia]

Originally Posted by lestersails

Can someone help me with this - how can winds be 20 knots, 70 apparent if the boat is making 9.5 knots?

True wind would be about 20knots at 95-100 degrees.

[lestersails]

Originally Posted by Tupaia

True wind would be about 20knots at 95-100 degrees.

Ah, so they are saying the apparent wind was 20 knots at 70 degrees? I misunderstood and thought he was saying apparent wind was 70 knots, which seemed crazy.
Thanks