Self-righting capability
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:55 am
Hi John,
Very very impressed with your PocketShip design, it is looking like an ideal little cruiser for the sort of sailing I would like to move on to. I have tried to read everything I can find about the boat and it's all good and as you would expect for a craft of this size and style however I can find no reference anywhere to the sort of stability characteristics the boat offers. Unlike dinghy sailing, cruising is not (at least for me) about going like a rocket and occasionally finishing upside down in the drink, righting the boat and charging on. A strong preference for remaining dry comes to mind here. Given the high sail area PocketShip has for its size, even with early reefing, I'm interested to get a sense of how tender she is in blustery conditions. And I appreciate these things are a bit dependent on crew numbers, weight and seating location but do you have any numbers on how far she can heel and still recover without passing her point of no return? And if the worst did happen, is she able to be righted by her crew (say two) and then be able to continue her journey after a bit of baling?
Regards
Peter
Very very impressed with your PocketShip design, it is looking like an ideal little cruiser for the sort of sailing I would like to move on to. I have tried to read everything I can find about the boat and it's all good and as you would expect for a craft of this size and style however I can find no reference anywhere to the sort of stability characteristics the boat offers. Unlike dinghy sailing, cruising is not (at least for me) about going like a rocket and occasionally finishing upside down in the drink, righting the boat and charging on. A strong preference for remaining dry comes to mind here. Given the high sail area PocketShip has for its size, even with early reefing, I'm interested to get a sense of how tender she is in blustery conditions. And I appreciate these things are a bit dependent on crew numbers, weight and seating location but do you have any numbers on how far she can heel and still recover without passing her point of no return? And if the worst did happen, is she able to be righted by her crew (say two) and then be able to continue her journey after a bit of baling?
Regards
Peter