Team Alinghi's 60' Tri Flips

**Hud3** · 29-03-2008, 12:19

According to an article on Sailing Anarchy's website...

"Team Alinghi was training in 20 knots of wind when boat flipped. Ed Baird was at the helm...Two Alinghi members have been heli lifted and they are thought to be OK."

Sailing Anarchy Home Page

Did they say "20 knots"?????

photo credit: Thierry Martinez

**TaoJones** · 29-03-2008, 12:26

That's interesting news, Hud3. You should post it to this thread:

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...-cup-13815.htm

Wow! Twenty knots! Who says A-Cup racing is boring?

TaoJones

Edit: Don't know why that doesn't bring up the "What a shame about the America's Cup" thread in the Sailing Forum. I haven't had any luck with posting links lately. Is it just me?

**Hud3** · 29-03-2008, 14:11

Tao,

Which thread was that? The link just took me to the main page.

**TaoJones** · 29-03-2008, 14:18

There's a thread in the Sailing Forum called "What a shame about the America's Cup" that swagman started on March 24th. I know the link copied correctly, it just doesn't go to right place.

TaoJones

liberty16 · 29-03-2008, 14:26

I wish there were a video of the incident. I just can't even imagine that wind level *doing* that.

mark_morwood · 29-03-2008, 18:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by liberty16

I wish there were a video of the incident. I just can't even imagine that wind level *doing* that.

Here's a video of a different 60' tri flying two hulls, while towing two kite surfers, in what to me looks to be less then 20 knots from the sea state. These are pretty wild boats. It certainly appears that they can easily carry enough sail to capsize in 20 knots in case of pilot error.

YouTube - Trimaran kitesurfing

Mark.

**Hud3** · 30-03-2008, 14:55

Here's an update from the Alinghi website. Maybe these guys have never sailed beach cats before.

"Ed Baird, who was onboard, provides some insight into what happened: “As we were bearing away, always the highest risk situation on a multi-hull, both the leeward and the central hull dug into the water and the rudders came out. From then it was out of our hands and we capsized forwards. As the mast hit the water, it broke, followed by the rear beam.”

Alinghi : Defender of the 33rd America's Cup, Valencia 2009

29-03-2008, 12:19	#1
Hud3 Moderator Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nevis, West Indies Boat: Island Packet 380, The Belle of Virginia (now sold) Posts: 5,110 Images: 17	Team Alinghi's 60' Tri Flips According to an article on Sailing Anarchy's website... *"Team Alinghi* was training in 20 knots of wind when boat flipped. Ed Baird was at the helm...Two Alinghi members have been heli lifted and they are thought to be OK." Sailing Anarchy Home Page Did they say "20 knots"????? photo credit: Thierry Martinez Attached Thumbnails __________________ Hud Nevis, West Indies Click to Search Cruisers Forum Archives

29-03-2008, 12:26	#2
TaoJones Moderator Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles sobre el Río Porciuncula, Alta California Posts: 4,441	That's interesting news, Hud3. You should post it to this thread: http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...-cup-13815.htm Wow! Twenty knots! Who says A-Cup racing is boring? TaoJones Edit: Don't know why that doesn't bring up the "What a shame about the America's Cup" thread in the Sailing Forum. I haven't had any luck with posting links lately. Is it just me? __________________ "Your vision becomes clear only when you look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks within, awakens." Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) Last edited by TaoJones; 29-03-2008 at 12:54.

29-03-2008, 14:11	#3
Hud3 Moderator Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nevis, West Indies Boat: Island Packet 380, The Belle of Virginia (now sold) Posts: 5,110 Images: 17	Tao, Which thread was that? The link just took me to the main page. __________________ Hud Nevis, West Indies Click to Search Cruisers Forum Archives

29-03-2008, 14:18	#4
TaoJones Moderator Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles sobre el Río Porciuncula, Alta California Posts: 4,441	There's a thread in the Sailing Forum called "What a shame about the America's Cup" that swagman started on March 24th. I know the link copied correctly, it just doesn't go to right place. TaoJones __________________ "Your vision becomes clear only when you look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks within, awakens." Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961)

29-03-2008, 14:26	#5
liberty16 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 105 Images: 1	I wish there were a video of the incident. I just can't even imagine that wind level doing that. __________________ LIVE, LOVE, LEARN

30-03-2008, 14:55	#7
Hud3 Moderator Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nevis, West Indies Boat: Island Packet 380, The Belle of Virginia (now sold) Posts: 5,110 Images: 17	Here's an update from the Alinghi website. Maybe these guys have never sailed beach cats before. "Ed Baird, who was onboard, provides some insight into what happened: “As we were bearing away, always the highest risk situation on a multi-hull, both the leeward and the central hull dug into the water and the rudders came out. From then it was out of our hands and we capsized forwards. As the mast hit the water, it broke, followed by the rear beam.” Alinghi : Defender of the 33rd America's Cup, Valencia 2009 __________________ Hud Nevis, West Indies Click to Search Cruisers Forum Archives

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