[quote=mattson]Awesome video. This happened to an H18 at a regatta I attended years ago, and I always wondered what it looked like when it happened. A couple of observations on the video:
1. Unless this is an effect of the fisheye lens, the front crossbar is compressed downward suggesting a loose dolphin striker. This is also apparent by some movement I think I see in the dolphin striker post relative to the crossbar.
2. After the capsize, it appears the bow deck is delaminated. That could have been a result of the fracture, but I think the cause was probably the other way around.
3. Both crew members are hanging out on the shroud, which I suppose could be inducing more load on the entire rig including the bridles/forestay.
My old H18 hulls had some significant delalmintation that I repaired with the injection method. I had a small delam repair forward of the crossbar that spooked me. Then one day I polished the boat up and saw a slight waviness on the inboard starboard bow just ahead of the crossbar. I wrote the boat off for channel crossings or any heavy weather sailing at that point. I then replaced both hulls and the boat is rock solid again.[/quote]
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