BrendanS
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Judging by the photos I've seen, they do float very well while upside down. Oooerr, sorry,should have kept that one back till after 01:30! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Dear Mr. Paul Jeffes and YM team.....
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ShipsWoofy
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Who's the bitterest man in the room, la la. la la who's th.....
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snowleopard
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If it were a mono...
no one would be implying that the type of boat is inherently unsafe. Look at this thread.
no one would be implying that the type of boat is inherently unsafe. Look at this thread.
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Re: If it were a mono...
Do modern catamarans not have rudders? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
p.s. when my old catamaran developed an undetected slow leak, the water rushed forward suddenly in the hull and she pitchpoled unexpectedly. Spent several unpleasant hours swimming in the Channel as a result.
p.p.s OK, I admit it, she was a hobie.
Do modern catamarans not have rudders? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
p.s. when my old catamaran developed an undetected slow leak, the water rushed forward suddenly in the hull and she pitchpoled unexpectedly. Spent several unpleasant hours swimming in the Channel as a result.
p.p.s OK, I admit it, she was a hobie.
Heckler
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quite right woofy,
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bedouin
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That's a very odd reading of the article. It seems to me to be a very pro-cat article. He says that "the incidence of capsize amongst cruising cats is virtually none" and "fewer modern cruising cats capsize than monohulls sink".
Not really the rabidly anti-cat article you've read /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Not really the rabidly anti-cat article you've read /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
crisjones
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As Bedouin says the article itself is generally very pro cats, however that seems even more relevant to Ships woofys orignal complaint.
The article says the incidence of capsize is minimal and also says fewer cruising cats capsize than monohulls sink, so it would seem fair for every monohull test report to include "risk of sinking" as a definite "con". I agree with Woofy that is a totally uneccesary inclusion in the pros and cons list which is after all the place people will look for a quick overview of the test.
I would also say the comment about cats being more expensive length for length is hardly a "con", the comparison should surely be made on the overall space you get for your money. To get comparable accomodation room, deckspace etc as a 40' cat you would need start looking at over 50' in a monohull. This would make the cats pricing much more attractive and would have been a much fairer conclusion than that given in the article.
The article says the incidence of capsize is minimal and also says fewer cruising cats capsize than monohulls sink, so it would seem fair for every monohull test report to include "risk of sinking" as a definite "con". I agree with Woofy that is a totally uneccesary inclusion in the pros and cons list which is after all the place people will look for a quick overview of the test.
I would also say the comment about cats being more expensive length for length is hardly a "con", the comparison should surely be made on the overall space you get for your money. To get comparable accomodation room, deckspace etc as a 40' cat you would need start looking at over 50' in a monohull. This would make the cats pricing much more attractive and would have been a much fairer conclusion than that given in the article.