BruceK
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As attributed to Christine Keeler in The Profumo Affair "He would say that wouldn`t he?"The builder also said it was unsinkable…
As attributed to Christine Keeler in The Profumo Affair "He would say that wouldn`t he?"The builder also said it was unsinkable…
The mast was 246 feet long. At a 73 degree list, the tip of the mast would be 72 feet above the base. Still plenty of windage at that angle.But as it lists more the righting moment of the keel keeps increasing and the "wronging" moment of the mast decreases. Well before 73 degrees the hull is going to direct airflow up and over the mast reducing its tilting force completely. Theoretically the boat should only lean until a sufficient portion of its mast is in the wind shadow of the hull to make the keel the dominant force.
The Italian Air Force confirmed that it was indeed a downburst/microburst.One report I read said that it may have been a microburst instead of tornado/straight line winds so wind angle guesses could all be way off.
Thanks...wonder if the US Military bases there can confirm that with second opinions or they just use the Italian weather sources.The Italian Air Force confirmed that it was indeed a downburst/microburst.
Simply astounding!According to a report that I saw the lady with the infant was on deck and a large wave took the infant out of her hands. But a couple of seconds later another wave brought the infant back to her and she was able to grab the infant and then kept the infant above the water until they got into the life raft.
Very interesting to read the instructions to the master. They were entirely concerned with stability while under sail with almost no concern while at anchor. The only instruction of note was to have the engine room door closed while the stern garage was open.