Schionning Radical Bay 8000 - Bi-Plane Cat

[bstokes40]

I heard this boat capsize, can you tell me what happened. I'm looking into building this boat

[SchionningMarine]

Hi bstokes40,

The incident occured in False Bay off Cape Town in very light conditions. While drifting along in a light breeze the boat and her crew were caught offguard by a bullet/gust blowing down from Table Mountain. The boat capsized, the only damage being a broken mast - a result of the impact with the water, not the wind. The rest of the boat was dried out with minimal damage. A few mast repairs later and they were sailing again!

Kind Regards,

The Schionning Team.

[yammer123]

@SchionningMarine so does that mean if this was a trimaran with the weight centered in the center hull this boat could never capsize having a dual mast set up??

[Andreaslillfreakact]

@yammer123 No, that makes no sense. A tri is just a little more stable than a cat