Safe Boats at Cornish Cruising!

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Cornish Cruising demonstrated today, that they have some of the safest boats on the Market.
One of their Cruising boats, with 2 couples on board, as well as the Skipper, set sail from Falmouth to the Helford.

Somewhere on the way, the Fin & Skeg boat, lost its fin keel.

Normally when this happens, you get instant inversion, like Drum some years ago!

But not this one, apparently the boat went a bit floppy, so they motored back to Falmouth to get the problem sorted.
Then found out that the whole of the keel HAD DROPPED OFF !

I have no idea what the make is, but its a 38 ft whatever, and obviously Incredibly Safe !
Update, it was a Jennau 37
 
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Hmm. I've chartered from them a few times, and I believe all their boats of that kind of size are Bavarias. Is this the new Bav solution - OK the keel might come off, but the boat can manage without it? :-)

Mind you, they're not having good luck with the Falmouth to Helford leg - I did a day skipper course with them years ago and in that same area the transducer popped out of its hole. With the hatch pulled across against spray we didn't notice until the water was over the bunks.

Pete
 
I saw it in the slings. Its a Sun Odyssey. The Keel bolts seem to be completely sheared. Thought all Cornish cruising boats were Bavarias.It did not have Cornish cruising on the side like the rest of them. On Saturday there was a yacht that went aground just outside the marina, which was being dragged off by a couple of ribs. I am not sure if it was the same yacht,but looked similar.
 
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Cornish Cruising also manage other people's boats, so the Sun Odyssey is probably privately owned. As you say, their own boats are Bavarias and extensively sign written.

I'msodepressed - Posting in the same comment in multiple forums is generally frowned upon 'round here...
 
How can you call "SAFE" a boat that lost her keel in the first place!!!

OK I can tell, by your post, that you are obviously new to this sailing malarkey.

Usually, when a sailing vessel's keel drops off, the boat instantly turns upside down.
Incredibly, this one did not.
 
OK I can tell, by your post, that you are obviously new to this sailing malarkey.

Usually, when a sailing vessel's keel drops off, the boat instantly turns upside down.
Incredibly, this one did not.
 
So I do not post a lot. so what ?
Are you saying that PBO and YM are exactly the same ?
As far as I am concerned, PBO and YM are totally different.
What hidden agenda would that be ?
Keep wearing the foil helmets.
 
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