crash and not a bone broken, bits of carbon everywhere :)
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rob2
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Do they have compulsory seat belts? Bet there'll be a few whiplash claims there... ;-}
Rob.
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William_H
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Yes there would be a real danger of personal injury in that crash. A bit like the Volvo 70 hitting the reef at 17 knots. However no mention of serious injury in either case.
The beauty of carbon fibre is that like fibreglass the hole could be fixed failry eaily. Well enough for further racing but never again quite the same as original.
The moral of this story even the proffessionals occasionally fail to keep a good look out for other boats. olewill
The beauty of carbon fibre is that like fibreglass the hole could be fixed failry eaily. Well enough for further racing but never again quite the same as original.
The moral of this story even the proffessionals occasionally fail to keep a good look out for other boats. olewill
Dipper
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They probably wished that Red Bull DID give you wings.
simonfraser
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barrelling along at 17+ knots trying to cut behind the other cat and not hitting the mark, picking up speed as you bear away, not an easy course to steer
William_H
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barrelling along at 17+ knots trying to cut behind the other cat and not hitting the mark, picking up speed as you bear away, not an easy course to steer
If I rmember rightly cats can exhibit viscious weather helm just like a monohull when you try to bare away to pass behind the stern of another boat. The weather helm comes from moving towards a reach from hard on the wind and from not easing the sails at the same time. ie from the heel of the boat. Often in that situation I try to tack rather than bare away as being safer but if it is necessary to bare away then let thse sheets go sooner rather than later. I have seen it on mine and other boats where the more you pull the helm to try to go behind the other boat the more she rounds up until collision occurs. But surely these sailors would know all about that? olewill
