Me neither but the Alinghi crew practicing on Foncia have. Under 20 knots a bear-off dug into the waves and sent the larger-than-most multihull-racer end over end. No one was seriously hurt, although a pair were airlifted to the hospital. Whew, its exciting seeing an 18ft skiff pitchpole, but I imagine something on this scale is downright frightening.Friday, April 04, 2008
Ever Pitchpoled A 60 Foot Trimaran?
Me neither but the Alinghi crew practicing on Foncia have. Under 20 knots a bear-off dug into the waves and sent the larger-than-most multihull-racer end over end. No one was seriously hurt, although a pair were airlifted to the hospital. Whew, its exciting seeing an 18ft skiff pitchpole, but I imagine something on this scale is downright frightening.
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