Boat Crash at Cowes Week

А вот гонки катамаранов в Петербурге!
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Drop the sail ....Amateurs ...

You can hear the commentator saying that they have 'damaged one rudder, if not two'. The rudders steer the boat and if they stop working properly then it's very hard to steer, especially on a catamaran. The sailors in the video are of an extemely high standard, if they couldn't avoid the situation it's unlikely many other people could.

Ha Ha oh dear the guy with camera in the foreground COMPLETELY missed the action!

@m1leswilliams I don't doubt that you *do* sail. But here, you are an armchair sailor. So am I:-) I fear we don't have all the facts. Perhaps the collision also damaged/jammed the mainsheet system. I agree it is strange the jib wasn't eased right off straightaway but again, there might have been something else wrong which we don't know about.

@vibratingstring Sail a National 12 in Cardiff bay every sunday from my armchair.

@m1leswilliams I agree. Looks like they tried to get the boat to turn to windward by grabbing the boom they didn't release the jib sheet. so the boat accelerated nicely on a reach towards the harbour wall and they all jumped ship. But its hard to judge their seaman skills as I've never sailed on extreme 40s. Its either the crew or the designer of the boat thats at fault (excluding the boat that rammed them of course), I suspect the crew lost concentration after the initial collision.

@m1leswilliams You are an armchair sailor, sir.

It seems suprising to me, they get in the way of one boat, lose their rudders, they don't let the sheets right out putting pressure over one hull and forcing a turn or at least a deceleration, then they all jump off as it heads to shore. Pretty poor performance by the skipper and all the crew if you ask me.