There was probably some sort of "autopilot" on and the skipper got careless. Went below to fix a rum drink...then OH CRAPOLA! Just a guess though.

I'd still rather be sitting on a turned over cat vs. wondering why my raft didn't deploy when the boat went down. I'm kind of partial though. Doesn't mean I don't like leaners, just prefer my cats.

I think they do have some sort of safety release on some of the high tech big cats. Probably not feasable on a smaller inexpensive cruiser.

Clayton
Stiletto 27
Nacra 5.2