Great post!
I can imagine flying a hull at close to those speeds on a proa,
with two queen bunks and standing headroom, pushing it too far, and
then /recovering/ from the capsize. That is, assuming the mast
didn't depower enough of the gust, and/or I didn't dump the 2:1
mainsheet at 45 degrees, and/or the sheet auto-release didn't work.
All for less than 1/4 the price.
Of course, the G4 does have the foils, but assuming one doesn't
have an unlimited budget, a boat-righting support team, and four
sailor-athletes to sail the beast...
What a great illustration. Plus, big slow-motion capsizes are
always fun to watch (well, on video, when no one gets hurt).
- Mike
There have been many great discussions on foils on HP.
Next to the 'hitting submerged objects' risk there is also the more 'standard one' as G4 just found out in their capsize.
Still cool footage even with the mainsail mistake.
Fedor
Posted by: Mike Crawford <mcrawf@nuomo.com>
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