tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post2919971796299755860..comments2024-02-22T05:34:03.852-05:00Comments on The world encompassed: Lessons from the sinking of S/V ConcordiaRhyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-91385073629711514702012-08-27T21:38:06.342-04:002012-08-27T21:38:06.342-04:00Unfortunately, John, I'm familiar with both. T...Unfortunately, John, I'm familiar with both. The Wingnuts one was, given the conditions and the lightness of the design, perhaps foreseeable, but the Farralones incident still makes no sense to me.<br /><br />I suspect someone perhaps was looking at a screen instead of the sea, and maybe listening to loud music so they couldn't hear the surf...but I really don't get it at all.<br /><br />I have to come see how you are doing with the new Bavaria.Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-40860901523507640022012-08-27T16:54:47.419-04:002012-08-27T16:54:47.419-04:00Hi Rhys,
Many thanks for that well-documented pos...Hi Rhys,<br /><br />Many thanks for that well-documented post.<br /><br />Closer in size to our boats, there is the April 2012 Farralones accident (http://media.ussailing.org/AssetFactory.aspx?vid=18674)<br /><br />and the Wingnuts flip-over during the Mac last year.<br />(http://media.ussailing.org/AssetFactory.aspx?vid=16940). <br /><br />There was loss of life, in both cases, sadly.<br /><br />I'm mentioning them in the unlikely event you weren't aware of these tragedies. <br />John Nycnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-22354364491889499252012-08-24T14:09:13.199-04:002012-08-24T14:09:13.199-04:00
Excellent post. I learned a lot reading it. Than... <br />Excellent post. I learned a lot reading it. Thanks. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-67845909599603186952012-07-30T10:53:24.843-04:002012-07-30T10:53:24.843-04:00I'm going to have to go back and review, then....I'm going to have to go back and review, then. I recall talk at the time around a radar image suggesting a potential microburst, but as is common with these type of posts, I started it months ago and finished it last week, meaning the time since I read the original report is significant.<br /><br />I'll reread and amend for clarity. The points regarding proper closure of hatches and (perhaps) an incomplete appreciation of the stability of this kind of hull in those conditions stand. While it is difficult in the videos available to truly gauge the angle of heel, it seemed excessive to me when compared to a typical heavy-displacement keelboat in ocean conditions.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments. When time allows, I'll review the above assertions, although the point is not so much whether a microburst sank the Concordia as whether yacht cruisers can learn general lessons from this...like closing the hatches and reducing sail.Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-8612610051613861492012-07-29T20:36:52.499-04:002012-07-29T20:36:52.499-04:00Actually the Transport Canada report said, "T...Actually the Transport Canada report said, "There is no evidence that a microburst occurred." Section: 2.1.3 Probable Wind Speed in the Knockdown.<br /><br />The ship was over canvassed for the conditions, the mate did not have full control of the rudder and there were a large number of down-flooding points which allowed the ship to sink. If it were not for the down-flooding the ship would have survived the knockdown.Rick Spilmanhttp://www.oldsaltblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-53678028033077047362012-07-29T09:31:46.010-04:002012-07-29T09:31:46.010-04:00This theme is custom-designed by myself and, at le...This theme is custom-designed by myself and, at least in its colour scheme, references the exterior paint of my boat and tints derived from that.<br /><br />Part of my self-employment is in the field of graphic design, so I tend to fiddle with such things to my own taste.Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-34492998659694994752012-07-26T13:23:40.689-04:002012-07-26T13:23:40.689-04:00I have to say, while looking through hundreds of b...I have to say, while looking through hundreds of blogs daily, the theme of this blog is different (for all the proper reasons). If you do not mind me asking, what's the name of this theme or would it be a especially designed affair? It's significantly better compared to the themes I use for some of my blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com