Catamaran capsize.

[Training Wheels]

Didn’t realize 50’ cats capsized that often! [emoji15][emoji1]🤣🤣[emoji23][emoji28]

[44'cruisingcat]

Originally Posted by Training Wheels

Didn’t realize 50’ cats capsized that often! [emoji15][emoji1]🤣🤣[emoji23][emoji28]

Really? The AC 50s seemed to get turned over a few times. Even some of the really big racing tris.... Almost all of the capsizes of 50+ foot boats are racing. And pretty much all of them get turned right side up, and are soon back out racing again.

Something I'm learning from the internet. People really do seem to be blind. (I've seen a few flat Earthers videos lately....)

[smj]

Originally Posted by JPA Cate

Hi guys,

I know this is not a multihull forum, but for you guys who think that monos will sink to the bottom like the lead or iron mines that they are, just try and envision hanging on to those smooth surfaces of the pitchpoled cat. I submit, neither is a position in which I want to be.

Ann

Good enough reason to have the bridge deck painted with nonskid

[SVNeko]

Originally Posted by smj

Good enough reason to have the bridge deck painted with nonskid

The bottom of it, you mean. Yes, ours was.

[smj]

Originally Posted by SVNeko

The bottom of it, you mean. Yes, ours was.

And in a bright orange color!

[JPA Cate]

Hi, everyone,

Another thread was started by <bonedead> in North Carolina, USA, his second post, and somehow I have lost it. However, I did retrieve the url, and he has been notified that I will post it here:

http://www.9news.com.au/national/new...ba-54ad9c07c49

Sorry for the mixup, everyone.

Ann

[transmitterdan]

Originally Posted by JPA Cate

Hi, everyone,

Another thread was started by <bonedead> in North Carolina, USA, his second post, and somehow I have lost it. However, I did retrieve the url, and he has been notified that I will post it here:

http://www.9news.com.au/national/new...ba-54ad9c07c49

Sorry for the mixup, everyone.

Ann

Ann,

Here in the US that link is a 404 not found.

[JPA Cate]

That's weird, iirc, it was abc news in America, here abc is Australian Broadcasting System.

I'll go try typing in the url on Google and see what comes up. Back soon. Hmm, didn't work for me, either, like it was yesterday's news, or something. I'll go search some more.

[JPA Cate]

This looks right: https://www.9news.com.au/national/ne...a-54ad9c07c49c

Thanks, guys.

[GILow]

Originally Posted by JPA Cate

This looks right: https://www.9news.com.au/national/ne...a-54ad9c07c49c

Thanks, guys.

Hey Ann,

Wrong cat capsize, I started this thread about a separate incident about 8 months ago.

Matt

[44'cruisingcat]

Originally Posted by conchaway

A well built mono will not sink when capsized ( all things being sealed). I would NEVER suggest, because of being deemed mean-spirited, that when a cat goes over, it goes over to stay.

Then there's reality. All things aren't always sealed. Sometimes the crew might like to breathe etc.:

https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic...ff-new-jersey/

[malbert73]

Originally Posted by 44'cruisingcat

Then there's reality. All things aren't always sealed. Sometimes the crew might like to breathe etc.:



https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic...ff-new-jersey/

True, though an old spray replica with non fixed internal ballast is a bit of a skewed example...

Like I’ve said before on this forum, this debate has no right or wrong answers. Sure monohulls are generally sinkable and cats are not. And monos don’t invert due to wind events, and cats can. How much depends on many factors but seems like higher performance cats are at more risk.
Both sinking and inverting are extremely rare events. If you are careful they are both mostly preventable. Which one scares you more? Or choose your boat based on 1000s of more relevant criteria