Robertson Caine Catamaran Dismasted

[Chotu]

Honestly, as much as I am not a big fan of leopard Catamarans, this is probably more of a thread that should have said: catamaran dismasted.

The brand hardly enters into this at all I think

[JPA Cate]

Yes, but, all 3 string rigs are vulnerable.

The mono we were dismasted in had single lowers, and it was a single spreader rig. After the mast fell over the port side, there was only a clevis pin rolling on deck between the chainplate and the toe rail. Was the cotter pin snatched out when we hove to? Or did it fail?? We'll never know. We had suffered a knockdown a few days before, was something damaged then? Long time ago. If we'd had double lowers, might it not have happened? Dunno.

Ann

[chrisr]

Originally Posted by sailingharry

My father had two common quotes.
"While you are sleeping, your boat is breaking."
And
"Your boat lies awake at night trying to figure out how to get you again tomorrow.”

another one..."everything on your boat is broken...you just don't know it yet"

frankly it's not surprising that a mast comes down in such circumstances. rather given the general lack of knowledge and maintenance to be seen every day, it's surprising that there are not more...

cheers,

[CarlF]

Some riggers recommend replacing standing rigging at 10 years.

[chris in SG]

Originally Posted by Chotu

Honestly, as much as I am not a big fan of leopard Catamarans, this is probably more of a thread that should have said: catamaran dismasted.

The brand hardly enters into this at all I think

True, and another factor which surely applies to cats in general is that simple cat rigs can never be tensioned fully, and are not designed to be - the bridgedeck will just bend. The result is plenty of slack on the leeward shroud when sailing which, in turn, results in snatch loads and plenty of potential for pins shaking out when maintenance is poor.

[HUFFnPUFF]

I was sailing from Grenada to Cariacou and had 30 knots of wind. I had two reefs and the charter boat next to me was flying full sails. The stress on the sails and rigging was definitely excessive.