We stood our Supercat 20 on its bow when we hit a tugboat wake under full power and one hull out of the water, the boat came to an abrupt stop. Two of us did the Peter Pan, one left holding on to the tiller, and one fell head first down through the rigging. Ended up with a bent tiller and 50 stitches in my fathers ear. Power boat picked 2 up and headed to shore for medical assistance, while 2 of us righted the boat.
Nothing like being in the water and watching the mast coming at you, with your friends trap wire wrapped around your neck. Boat took off while tipped over, 120sqft of trampoline (sail area).
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Posted: Jun 03, 2009 - 06:24 PM
wow super cat 20.. impressive boat. someone around my neighborhood has one. we were both out one day and they werent even trying that hard. dagger boards werent in, didnt bother to be out on the wire...still catching up to me rather quick. -
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Posted: Jun 04, 2009 - 10:24 AM
Yeah the SC20 is a different kind of boat. They are getting old to keep up with the new technology boats but still a blast to sail with that 12 feet beam. In the right conditions can't think of a better boat to single hand. Trapped out flying a hull six feet out of the water is a riot. I never thought we could come close to a pitchpole on it, but we proved that idea wrong.
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Posted: Jun 04, 2009 - 12:43 PM
We have a 21'+ SC on our beach and the owner told me last summer that SC's actually are quite prone to pitch poll. Kinda surprised me.
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Posted: Jun 04, 2009 - 01:01 PM
There was a ARC22 on the beach just North of Gilson Beach last year, I only saw it out a couple times, but it sure looked like a nice boat, and fast.
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Posted: Jun 04, 2009 - 01:10 PM
Since I sail solo most of the time, when I flip my cat usually wimper, and say "help". -
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Posted: Jun 04, 2009 - 03:29 PM
I actually wouldnt mind flipping over too much if it wasnt for the people that happen to be watching calling 911. I know it must look like a big deal. I should paint the words "this is normal" on the bottoms of the hulls. -
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Posted: Jun 04, 2009 - 04:24 PM
That's so funny, and true.
I was down at Pensacola Beach last year for the Midwinters and during one of the races the Coast Guard showed up in a very impressive boat looking for the "sinking sailboat" that had been reported by a passing stinkpot. They stayed around for a long time before being convinced that no one was in peril.
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Posted: Jun 04, 2009 - 05:24 PM
last fall, there was a break in the storms,of what looked like a couple of hours on the doppler. well i had had a couple of adult sodas, and grabbed a couple of teenage sons of a freind of mine. ten minutes after getting started i knew we was going over. (BOYS DONT LAND ON ANYTHING) then we was in the drink. to bad the water was only 12 or 14 ft deep. muck bottom lake, mast STUCK waaaay bad in the muck. wind coming right against the tramp driving the mast in deeper. we swam to shore and came bact the next day to get her. she was still in the same spot thank goodness. but like above a landwalker called 911. i just said you called em you deal with em. AAHHHHHH good times! -
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Posted: Jun 04, 2009 - 08:50 PM
Oh yeah, getting the mast stuck in the mud is a bitch
An especially bad instance for me was sailing a mono and having the boat stuck upside down overnight and had a diver come the next morning to help dig the mast out of the muck. The bottom (or top I guess) 5 feet of mast and sail was caked in mud. The afternoon was not enjoyable cleaning the mess up. -
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Posted: Jun 05, 2009 - 04:43 PM
Eric,
Is that you? It looks like your boat (from Trixie's), and the story sounds familiar (was it Dave on the NACRA 5.2 who picked up Shavonn [sp.??]?
I remember when we first flipped our 16, Carol was skippering and I told her either to "uncleat" or "spill wind", which didn't register fast enough, as she was "in training", and we turned turtle. This was on a 65 foot deep lake, so there was no damage to the mast. Knock wood, but we've never flipped the 18.
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Posted: Jun 05, 2009 - 05:09 PM
Yes its me. Are you heading down this weekend? We are. I also have a friend that just bought a H16 so we are going over to ibsp to practice righting the boat. He had trouble last week and ended up floating off of queens ny for a half hour before finally blowing ashore. Hope to see you and Carol soon. -
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Posted: Jun 06, 2009 - 01:03 AM
Usually...
"here we go!'
"we're fixin' to get wet!"
or my favorite from the days of sailing with my dad..."Uncleat everything!"
This is too funny!
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Posted: Jun 06, 2009 - 10:51 PM
When I was a kid, my father and his new wife wanted to spend some quality time with me so we all headed out for the mug cup on a Hunter25 (AKA big slow mono...) After a long down wind run, Dad wanted to go forward and get ready to drop the spinaker so he let the wife take the helm and told her "if you have any problems, just turn into the wind" about the time he got to the bow, my step mother asked " which way is that...
Next thing I know, I am hanging from the outboard and catching all the stuff that floated out of the cabin. gotta love an auto righting keel
It was bad enough that he gave up cats for slugs but from then on dad became a stink boat sailor
just one more thing we never saw eye to eye on
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Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 12:58 PM
we weren't down this week, since we were tied up with other stuff. Hope to be down Sunday the 14th.
Peter (& Carol)
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Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 04:55 PM
Scott,
My guess: The ARC22 you saw is Lizzie. Gold-ish sails? That would be her. Queen of Glencoe Beach. She has her own winch, four rollers, and never touches the sand. Fittings look like they could double as jewellery. -
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Posted: Jun 10, 2009 - 04:55 PM
By the way, Dan Bower is selling his Hobie 18 (the turquoise one) that's set up on the dock at Trixie's. It's on Craig's List: a little more technical than the 16, but more stable. -
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Posted: Jun 10, 2009 - 05:15 PM
I know I saw him showing it to a couple on Sunday. I think the plan is to sail the H16 this summer and maybe next. Really get proficient at all sailing aspects, tacking, jibing, sail shape, varying the rigging tension ect. I also want to try a race or two to see if we like the competition side.
After that maybe move up to a Hobie miracle or a Nacra 6.0
Hope to see you down there this weekend. It is going to be a nice one!
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Posted: Jun 11, 2009 - 12:12 PM
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Posted: Oct 17, 2009 - 02:40 AM
Move back! BACK! If that bow ducks under, kick like you're repelling off a clif..OH Sh...gurgle, gurgle
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