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She might not have rolled over again to right herself so quickly had her mast been up and sails deployed. With mast intact and sails fully submerged, the force necessary to move water surrounding her sailcloth might have been too great.
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mumble mumble......feel free to use your lips.
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Wow, that was interesting. I think it took a little more than 180* to capsize a sailboat.
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Id buy it if was up for sale :)
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Scary, but she righted herself, and that was amazing! That was good to see.
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Unless your going to try it on various yachts it's hard to say what would happen, but the yacht would sail.
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Reminds me of a bender I had in college one night.
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Damn he's got the most boring voice . . .
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There's no where near as much water or damage or carnage as I thought there would be.
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a child in Africa coulda ate that.
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There's me scrimping and saving for a yacht and these guys just go an mess one up. Such a beautiful yacht too!
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Do shoal keels capsize easier?
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Interesting and educational series. BUT WHY on such a nice yacht?!?!?! This thing could have easily been restored to glory.
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Hmm, much like rollovers in heavy military vehicles. You don't want it to happen, it's not fun, it's scary, you can live but still get jacked up.
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Great piece of work by all involved.
Interesting that so many years after Fastnet we still haven't integrated latches and fastening that keep things in place as standard yacht design and manufacturing. The cushions just need some velcro to stop it flying around. Quite amazed at the amount of water entering the boat. Would be good if the yachting industry took the same approach as Formula 1. Continue to improve the safety standards while still building fast and innovative designs. You pay all that money and still have to make it safe for use when you really need it. -
Very interesting. Kudos for doing this. Pointing out the obvious, however, a real capsize would be infinitely more violent, as it would also almost certainly involve the boat's being dropped and forcefully pummeled, not just gently nudged over. And that is not to mention a pitch-pole.
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Why waste a perfectly good cruiser?
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kinda looks like inception
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compulsory viewing for anybody taking a small boat to sea!!! YM's "crash test boat"-series: the very best contribution towards safety on a small boat that I've seen in a lifetime of "messing about in boats". (but better don't show it to your lady before you set off...!)
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If today's sailboats can do this then there should be no fear at all of capsizing.
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