it IS astounding!
2 things astound me in that video of Geant:
- the boat can withstand the loads put on the hulls (and akas) when they
crash down into those seas. It's amazing the whole
darn thing doesnt fold up like a house of cards.
- the grace with which Geant rides those seas...as violent as the motion
is, you expect it to be worse...or at
least, I did. At 1:26 thru 1:31 is pretty darn violent. But then you
look at the boat's re-entry at 2:00 minute- 2:03
and it's amazingly smooth...how far aloft do you reckon the thing's
starboard headstay is, 40 feet? 45?
I think having that tiny staysail jib and the 2 reefs moves the COE so
far aft, the threat of them
tripping over an ama is virtually eliminated.
Gotta take some major guts to sail that puppy like that, though.
tf
David Shugarts wrote:
It’s astounding.
--Dave Shugarts
C-27 #4866 Cahoots (1981)
SR, A4, Ou
