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Forum: Multihull Sailboats 26-11-2020, 05:58
Replies: 124
Views: 36,961
Posted By wingssail
Re: Catamaran Capsize.

No, I'm not at all sure. But from where I am now I don't think I could look for it. Maybe someone in Oz could pursue that angle.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 25-11-2020, 20:54
Replies: 124
Views: 36,961
Posted By wingssail
Re: Catamaran Capsize.

"If those matters outlined in the legislation are able to be determined without an inquest being held then the Coroner may dispense with the holding of an inquest which is what has occurred in this...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-11-2020, 19:45
Replies: 124
Views: 36,961
Posted By wingssail
Re: Catamaran Capsize.

OK Guys, let's settle down.

I am not slamming (pun not intended) multihulls so let's not get so defensive.

I am just trying to justify my fear of sailing a high performance cat across open...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-11-2020, 17:31
Replies: 124
Views: 36,961
Posted By wingssail
Re: Catamaran Capsize.

Well don't get upset or defensive. Just give me a reasonible explanation of how that happened without showing damage that would have been visible, even at that distance?
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-11-2020, 17:27
Replies: 124
Views: 36,961
Posted By wingssail
Re: Catamaran Capsize.

You can keep waiting because I don't know of any such link or any such event.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-11-2020, 17:22
Replies: 124
Views: 36,961
Posted By wingssail
Re: Catamaran Capsize.

Well, I read the accounts. None of them mentioned a microburst, and anyhow a microburst could be a lot of different wind strengths, and might knock a monohull over,
but it isn't likely to capsize...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-11-2020, 16:51
Replies: 124
Views: 36,961
Posted By wingssail
Re: Catamaran Capsize.

Fxykty, The links I provided all had interviews with the owners of these boats. Their stories were similar: sailing fine, thinking they are under total control, suddenly a gust (or something), and...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-11-2020, 16:33
Replies: 124
Views: 36,961
Posted By wingssail
Re: Catamaran Capsize.

I just have to say, Mr B, that my boat was considered a performance mono when it was new. (Many cruisers still think my boat is an extreme race boat, but it isn't, of course. High performance, yes,...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-11-2020, 15:47
Replies: 124
Views: 36,961
Posted By wingssail
Re: Catamaran Capsize.

I've been wondering why the focus on this particular capsize when there was also recently capsize Régis Guillemot's TS5 Hallucine off Portugal. Reports from Régis indicate an impact which flipped the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 14-11-2020, 13:40
Replies: 124
Views: 36,961
Posted By wingssail
Re: Catamaran Capsize.

When we were cruising on Australia's East Coast we learned, after a couple of exciting experiences, that the weather forecasts you get at 7:00 AM will likely change after brekky and morning...
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