G'day,
Great footage, and an amazing star.
Plenty of searoom, ability to lift underwater surfaces so the boat won't trip over them in big waves, low windage, double ended hulls, no cockpit to fill with water, lots of reserve buoyancy and nothing at the bow to trip over, shelter for the crew and an instantly depowerable rig are all attributes for handling storms which harrys have, and most other boats don't . Add a drogue to slow you down, and a parachute anchor to stop you if required and big seas/strong winds should not be a problem.
Crew getting tired, sick or scared is a different ball game, but crew on a harryproa are less likely than other than those on other boat types to suffer from at least the first two.
regards,
Rob
Hello Rob and gang,
Take a look at this film from 1929. It was posted on the F-Boat group
forum. Do you think the Harryproa can sail in such conditions?? This
is most fantastic sailing account with a first hand narrative I have
ever seen. It is claimed that boat is going 16 knots at one point. I
had no idea a square sailed ship could go this fast.
http://video.google.com/ videoplay? docid=-118458393 3122407708&hl=en
Happpy sailing,
George Kuck
Chestertown, MD
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