Big cat round the buoys crasheos

[rbgarr]

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/media/08/1121/

[CharlieCobra]

Nice!

[Concordia...41]

Ouch! $$$$$ Ouch!

Although they look like it at times and the net results appear to the be same, these aren't like a couple of teenagers hanging on to the mainsheet on a Laser!

That's a freaking bazillion dollars flipping over! :eek:

I had the Code Zero sheet on the 216 last weekend when the rudder defected. We were doing somewhere in the 7-8 knot range, and that little thing at that little speed got decidedly unpleasant decidedly quickly. :rolleyes:

I can't freaking imagine what it is like on those big boats when things go south! :eek:

[rbgarr]

Hey Margo! You're really on top of the racing terminology: Code Zero... defected...going south.

'Good on ya' as the Antipodeans would say.

[The Bigfella]

Nice one - I just showed that to my wife and she laughed all the way through. She did that dive into the main on the Tornado - which is only half the size of those things, but at 20' x 10' its still an interesting experience. It isn't like righting a Laser after the event either!

[BrianW]

That's a really cool video!

Thanks for sharing it.

[JimD]

That's a freaking bazillion dollars flipping over! :eek:...

Could use a bailout ;)

[Pernicious Atavist]

How do I play? Man, what a ride!

[JimConlin]

Fookin' nuts!

I occasionally scared myself silly this summer sailing a 17 kt. boat in roomy places. I can't imagine round-buoys racing in a much faster boat and the thought of AC racing in boats twice as big is boggling.

[BBSebens]

wow. pretty freaking amazing.

although, I think Im inclined to stick to monohulls.

[Jay Greer]

What fools these mortals be!
Willy the Shake

[Robert W. Long]

Gee I did that on my hobie 18, no helicopters filming me though!:)

[ahp]

I did that several times with my Hobie 16. We righted and continued. All it takes is a combined crew weight of 285 pounds. The record righting time is less than 45 seconds, set in California, naturally.