Power cat disaster in Hout Bay, South Africa

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  1. powerabout
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    Right on Frosty, thats the other trap, we have a huge deck area so fill it up
     
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    Cannot agree, stability curves are one thing, practical reality another, sure the righting moment disappears earlier at high heel angles, but it takes a great deal more to get them to the angle of heel, than a comparable mono. I recall years ago Shark cat pioneer Bruce Harris would demonstrate his 23 footer by pulling up beam on to the break on the old Southport bar, one film I saw it was a good 4-5 feet and a decent break on top, try that in a 23 foot mono and you are going for a swim. It is not hard to fathom, you have greater waterline beam and most importantly, the full length of the boat. Under power at speed is a different proposition, but in practice it is not really an issue because they are usually not light enough, nor fast enough, for dynamic stability to become a problem.
     
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    so there is another country that would use a non self righting boat as a offshore rescue vessel its Queensland
     
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    Don't think you'll find too many self-righting rescue boats in service with volunteer marine rescue organizations anywhere.
     
  5. Frosty

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    RNLI is a volunteer organisation and uses self righting vessels.
     
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    I am aware of that organization and those boats, wasn't sure about the volunteer part.
     
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    amateurs use safe boats and professionals use dangerous ones..is that we this thread is teaching us?
     
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    Money doesn't grow on trees and having super expensive boats stationed at close intervals around a 13,000 mile coastline would be unaffordable. just a practical matter.
     
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    I should add the distances needing to be covered in Australia requires planing hulls, the RNLI is a displacement boat is it not ? Time is of the essence in marine emergencies.
     
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    slowest boat they have in the 330 strong fleet does 17kts for 240nm range

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    that means the RNLI fleet could cover the Australian coastline
     
  11. Frosty

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    Wow 330 strong fleet, I did not know that.
     
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    Thats quite impreesive I thought as well.
    All from donations
     
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    The RNLI is Britains largest charity and also helps save lives in Ireland, France and Spain. It is independent of government. The UK Coastguard is a VHF-listening-watch body, not a hands on lifesaving organisation, although it does have a few small boats and one(?) salvage tug

    http://rnli.org/aboutus/aboutthernli/Pages/Our-purpose.aspx

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  14. Frosty

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    I can see how they could save lives in the channel and therefore French lives but Spain???

    And I think they charge the French for any missions.
     

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    Spanish fishermen travel up to the Western Approaches. When I was last at the UK CG Falmouth Centre they were co-ordinating a rescue of a Spanish fisherman using a RNLI boat

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