Catamaran floating upside down

AngusMcDoon said:
There was an explanation of what happened to the cat on cruisers forum. After sailing they had not removed the main halyard from the top of the mainsail, just zipped up the sail bag with it still attached. The strength of the wind pulling on the halyard broke the sail bag zip and started raising the mainsail - and then it was game over. Moral of the story - don't be lazy. Remove your main halyard from the sail when you pack up.
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There really should be enough slack to leave the head shackled on but still make the halyard secure. There's an argument for not undoing shackles that don't need to be undone...
 
LONG_KEELER said:
It used to be common on cats to have a buoyancy "cotton reel" at the top of the mast or self inflating bags. I used to wonder how easy/difficult it may by to right a knocked down cat.
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My Hobie Cat FX One had a completely sealed mast. This provided enough buoyancy to stop it turning turtle.
I have extensive experience of righting it. ;)

Other cats which don't have sealed masts often have a float at the top of the mast.
 
westernman said:
Other cats which don't have sealed masts often have a float at the top of the mast.
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Beach cats yes, but not many cruising cats. The only one I can think of is the Iroquois which was known to be at risk of capsize because of its 4.1m beam. The Geminis have a similar 4.2m beam but I haven't seen one of those with a masthead float.
 
It'll be rare if hobie cat sailors haven't tipped themselves arse over elbow, however I find it very difficult to understand why cruising cat owners want to sail them as mono hulls...
 
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Stemar said:
However, just in case, I have a tee shirt ready

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Me too - my daughters thought it was funny!
 
billskip said:
It'll be rare if hobie cat sailors haven't tipped themselves arse over elbow, however I find it very difficult to understand why cruising cat owners want to sail them as mono hulls...
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The Hobie 16 must be the only boat you can capsize in all 4 directions. I speak from a certain amount of experience here…..
 
LONG_KEELER said:
the " innovative front terrace. " would be a clincher for me. :)
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I did the trip with an old friend who was skipper of the boat through build on behalf of the owner and for a further few years. That space was a bit kinda wasted. He came up with the idea based on his previous experiences in the higher end charter market with his girlfriend. It proved to be a big hit with the customers and was, I believe, incorporated in further builds.
Great for languid lounging.
 
capnsensible said:
I did the trip with an old friend who was skipper of the boat through build on behalf of the owner and for a further few years. That space was a bit kinda wasted. He came up with the idea based on his previous experiences in the higher end charter market with his girlfriend. It proved to be a big hit with the customers and was, I believe, incorporated in further builds.
Great for languid lounging.
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I wonder about the market that they are chasing, but it seems to work for them in the charter area. Not sailing as we know it...
 
DownWest said:
I wonder about the market that they are chasing, but it seems to work for them in the charter area. Not sailing as we know it...
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The med and Caribbean charter market is huge. They are shifting quite a few.....and that's just one builder. Very good quality too in my opinion. Though I suppose for 4 million euros or something close, you should!
 
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