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Mark-1
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"Bayesian" s/y sinks in Palermo
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Of course, if this boat had been in a marina it would still have ended up on its side.
21 Aug 2024
Mark-1
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If they did that the designer would simply put less ballast in to compensate. If it transpires that there wasn't enough ballast for the...
21 Aug 2024
Mark-1
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That does seem quite likely. Although, I assumed some of the crew would be purely domestic and not people you'd wake then the weather...
21 Aug 2024
Mark-1
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It's just occurred to me that the chef was recovered early in the process. Which suggests to me that all of the crew escaped the boat...
21 Aug 2024
Mark-1
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I would guess any MAB or AWB would cheerfully survive two minutes on its side with wash boards in and hatches closed.
21 Aug 2024
Mark-1
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I'm not sure the weight of the mast is very critical compared to the weight of wind on the sails in use or the force of a tornado on the...
21 Aug 2024
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Yup. Now in the marina there, and hope to complete the row next year.
20 Aug 2024
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Cuan sound
20 Aug 2024
Mark-1
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Agree. People can't reasonably live life assuming they're about to be hit by a Tornado.
20 Aug 2024
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Hi Brian, I joined LASC in 1969 and my allocated fly was no 71 have photo somewhere. Helped build new clubhouse. Went on to sail moth...
20 Aug 2024
Mark-1
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It doesn't seem to show anything useful. Upright boat, then everything is obscured.
20 Aug 2024
Mark-1
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Well it did sink (fast) and the eye witnesses say it was on its side due to the tornado. So occams razor says a shed load of water got...
20 Aug 2024
Mark-1
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Of course, "balanced more by the hull’s shape " isn't inherently a flaw. It still ought to keep the thing upright. I guess a water spout...
20 Aug 2024
Mark-1
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If so, it was knocked flat under bare poles with the full ballast it's designed to sail with. Which seems less likely, but who knows...
20 Aug 2024
Mark-1
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It was anchored overnight within swimming distance of shore. To all intents and purposes it was in a Harbour and not "at Sea". The fact...
20 Aug 2024
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