The reality of cruising with kids on cats

[donradcliffe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM1n93SmkKI&t=187s

Here is a dose of reality TV.

Take at look at the mom about 3:30 into the video. She looks exhausted and scared. Its one thing to be offshore in your Lagoon 410 as the bulkheads start to separate and crack. Its another thing to also have two babies to deal with 24/7.

I gather they made it safely to the Seychelles, but it would surprise me if their journey doesn't end there.

[wingssail]

Originally Posted by donradcliffe

Here is a dose of reality TV.

Take at look at the mom about 3:30 into the video. She looks exhausted and scared. Its one thing to be offshore in your Lagoon 410 as the bulkheads start to separate and crack. Its another thing to also have two babies to deal with 24/7.

I gather they made it safely to the Seychelles, but it would surprise me if their journey doesn't end there.

It occurs to me that the structure of the boat is flexing but the furniture (bulkheads) are not flexible and they are coming apart as a result of the movement of the structure.

The cracking of the interior bulkheads are one thing; if the main structural components begin to crack or separate that will be a significant issue.

Of course to find that out one must:

• Remove the personal belongings
• Remove the liners and interior furniture to expose the structure
• Assess and repair if needed

Looking at the interior shots for this video clip what I see is a fully furnished and finished apartment. Lagoon did a great job at making a boat which looks and feels like a house, but maybe not such a good job at making a strong (and serviceable) boat. It strikes me that just getting down to the actual structure of the boat will be a big job, certainly not one to be done while living aboard. So this is a major situation for them.

While in South Africa we shared a marina float with a beautiful and fast 48' Schionning Catamaran. They had finished a fantastic sail down the Mozambique channel after a season in the Seychelles but discovered some of the windows had broken from the stress of the hull flexing, it was a major job to rebuild and strengthen the cabin and main bulkheads.

It is not surprising to me that designers of big cats have a challenging job to build a structure which can remain stiff and not flex.

[LalaSierra]

I really appreciate the edit at 5:45.... you can really feel her frustration building up as she talks and the guys face, well it tells you everything

[Rackman]

I believe there is a follow up video that shows how they fixed it and plan to continue the trip.

[Sailor Sailor]

If that is a Lagoon 410, it seems that was the first design replacing the 42 after Beneteau bought the company...(cue the unconditional Beneteau defenders)