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Forum: Multihull Sailboats 04-12-2016, 08:21
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Posted By transmitterdan
Re: Where is the smoking gun?

At the surface of the water 200 knots is unheard of. I would challenge you to identify when and where that condition was registered. I have never heard a weather report say that.

You have another...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 04-12-2016, 04:01
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Posted By transmitterdan
Re: Atlantic 57 Catamaran Capsized

I think you would be surprised how fast wind speed can increase when encountering a cyclone/tornadic cell. It can jump up very fast and often much faster than a normal person can react. Absent an...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 02-12-2016, 15:02
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Posted By transmitterdan
Re: Atlantic 57 Catamaran Capsized

Regarding the crew comments describing a "roaring" sound, I happened to be on a sailboat in a slip when a tornado passed directly through the pontoon we were on. My boat put the lower spreader and...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 21-11-2016, 03:58
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Posted By transmitterdan
Re: Atlantic 57 Catamaran Capsized

It was interesting to read about Leopard's first Newport->Bermuda sail as told by the designer, Chris White:

https://chriswhitedesigns.com/leopard-newport-to-bermuda

It was especially...
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