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A long drop!

Posted By: Tim_Mozzie

A long drop! - 04/28/11 08:22 AM

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The whole article with more photos is at sail-world.com

Oracle Racing's James Spithill joins the Mile High Club

Interesting that it righted itself. I wonder if that was deliberate or just happened.
Posted By: Rebel without a Clew

Re: A long drop! - 04/28/11 12:17 PM

That is interesting, they did not even get the front beam wet!Just how much bouyancy do these boats have? From the photos it looks like the bloke in white [Spithill?] douses the assymetric then steers the boat upright while an unseen boat [large rib?] pulls from a line attached to the jib tack. seeing the AC 45 on its side [front and side on views] gives a different perspective to the hull shape,
Cheers,
Roy.
Posted By: Tim_Mozzie

Re: A long drop! - 04/29/11 08:28 AM

Here's a video which includes the righting.

AC45 highlights
Posted By: Tim_Mozzie

Re: A long drop! - 06/18/11 04:24 AM

Another nice AC45 video on sail-world.com:

Coutts capsizes in San Francisco

That's supposedly Coutts dropping through the wing - probably hurts a bit more than going through a sail!
Posted By: Peter_Lyons

Re: A long drop! - 06/18/11 10:44 AM

Apparently he's OK because he has been through hardships before smile
Posted By: Simon C

Re: A long drop! - 06/18/11 11:07 AM

Nice one Peter! laugh
Posted By: Peter_Foulsum

Re: A long drop! - 06/19/11 07:51 AM

The amount of bouyancy in the hollow mast gives a whole new meaning to sailing on the edge !! cool If the crew can invert the sail shape to act like a aircraft wing then the yacht will always right itself. laugh It's just a matter of getting the platform to be facing into the wind. crazy

Better still if a crew member is tied to the control line and falls off first and inverts the sailshape then the mast may not even touch the water. wink
Posted By: MitchB

Re: A long drop! - 06/19/11 08:07 AM

Outstanding PeterL!
Posted By: Davy2sharpe

Re: A long drop! - 07/22/11 06:48 AM

Terrific pic and videos Tim... Keep on sharing more of such kind.
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