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Forum: Navigation 26-02-2013, 09:55
Replies: 325
Views: 74,921
Posted By ArtM
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

You're right, the key here is that the occupants were not left bobbing in the ocean.

But in terms of damage to the vessel, though not technically "sunk", it appears that these catamarans are...
Forum: Navigation 26-02-2013, 09:39
Replies: 325
Views: 74,921
Posted By ArtM
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

I'm not, and I don't want it to become that, but I do want to better understand this issue as I plan to cruise fulltime on a multihull boat at my very first opportunity.

But much has been made of...
Forum: Navigation 25-02-2013, 17:10
Replies: 325
Views: 74,921
Posted By ArtM
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

Would a deep-keeled sailboat have suffered this kind of damage? It's hard for me to imagine it getting tossed up on the rocks in that way. Even if the keel got wedged, as previously described, it...
Forum: Navigation 25-02-2013, 14:30
Replies: 325
Views: 74,921
Posted By ArtM
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

I think he has addressed the question, and I think it's irresponsible that you all be demanding that he admit responsibility for the accident.

All chart systems have errors. That is what he...
Forum: Navigation 25-02-2013, 11:38
Replies: 325
Views: 74,921
Posted By ArtM
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

I'm thinking that a catamaran my be more subject to this than a keel boat based on my (possibly flawed) understanding of the hull designs.

I think a keel boat would be more likely to "bump"...
Forum: Navigation 25-02-2013, 10:38
Replies: 325
Views: 74,921
Posted By ArtM
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

Rolf himself stated that he was on the lookout for the reefs, but due to some combination of sun angle, trajectory, and probably sea condition he was unable to see it. This did not result in a simple...
Forum: Navigation 25-02-2013, 10:09
Replies: 325
Views: 74,921
Posted By ArtM
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

The lesson seems to be "somebody is going to hit a reef, and it could be you no matter how good your chart is, how many backup methods you, or how carefully you watch your depth"

Ergo - don't sail...
Forum: Navigation 24-02-2013, 21:37
Replies: 325
Views: 74,921
Posted By ArtM
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

It seems that the real lesson here has nothing to do with paper-vs-electronic, or skipper skills, or poor markings, or incorrect charts, but rather that you should not be sailing a boat that you...
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