Investigation into the Capsize and Stability of Sailing Mult

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Investigation into the Capsize and Stability of Sailing Multihulls

Posted by Roger Ford on February 05, 2001 at 04:44:00:

FYI - See http://www.mcga.gov.uk/min/min76.htm for a report on "Investigation
into the Capsize and Stability of Sailing Multihulls".

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Re: Investigation into the Capsize and Stability of Sailing Multihulls Sandy
Daugherty 11:38:24 02/28/01 (0)

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Re: Investigation into the Capsize and Stability of Sailing Multihulls

Posted by Sandy Daugherty on February 28, 2001 at 11:38:00:
In Reply to: Investigation into the Capsize and Stability of Sailing Multihulls
Posted by Roger Ford on February 05, 2001 at 04:44:00:

This is a very interesting article. Like the official reports I write, it has
been over editied, but it still hints at other agenda at work. It also is a
clear condemnation of trimarans, at least in commercial (charter) operation. I
have a PDQ 32 and am sensitive to the serious issue of beam width and carrying
too much sail into deteriorating conditions. I suppose this article echoes the
proposition that you can have too much mast, but you can't have too much beam
and length over-all!