IMHO the use of freestanding carbon windsurfer masts would be perfectly possible. They are not necessarily "awfully bendy". You can get them in...
Uffa Fox was at it too To be complete, there should be mention again in this thread of Uffa Fox' air deployed selfrighting sailing lifeboat,...
Selfrighting in Practice See a short video how an ocean rowing boat selfrights. I understand the test was carried out with the crew (2) sitting...
Dear Convenor, last time I looked, boat manufacturers can still freely cherrypick between different testing options, whichever test suits them...
Alik, Luckily you are wrong. 1 crew of 75 kgs suffices to right an inverted 6m BayRaider dinghy. So why be defeatist and not accept the design...
Richard, this thread is about ISO 12217, and I do not want it go off topic discussing this particular accident, weather conditions and what the...
Convenor, I refer to the 2002 version of ISO 12217 -3, and -2. To be honest, until today I did not know about the 2013 version, nor did I work it...
I think the ISO 12217-3 is outright dangerous. Here is a case from real life, this summer. Skipper and two crew go out in an open class C boat....
I find I quite agree with what Rick has to say in this. Surely the change will not come digitally off/on but gradually, and with different speeds...
You are of course entitled to that opinion and statement. Won't deter other designer though from thinking out and finding ways to reduce mass of...
There is one boat market not just comparable to the automobile market but factually dependent on it: Trailer boats. The bulk of private cars...
Thanks for that attempt, but no need really. My desires are to put a removable hardtop cabin roof over the stern of an existing 20" super...
Sharpii, thanks for that. I know there will be guys out there ridiculing rough sketches, but then I think it must be understood that this is...
Sharpii, thanks for that aspect, the welcome stabilizing effect from a stern cabin windage. In one raid last year we were rowing into some...
The Buckler MkII, here is a photo:
For completeness, here is another example for a stern cabin on a small boat (taken from http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71730 )....
Here is another drawing of the boat. It's a dutch design called 'Woelwater'. These popup cabin roofs are for instance also used on the Norfolk...
OOPS, photos went missing, sorry.
Here it is. And the boat is 23 ft LOA.
Further, take a look. This IS a stern cabin sailer. I think the guy who designed it has not wasted his time, he did an excellent job:
