My solo Transatlantic in a 27ft cruiser I first crossed the Atlantic over 49 years ago aged 18 as one of 16 crew onboard the 180ft motoryacht Camargo VI felt awe and fear at the vastness and relentless power of the ocean and vowed never to go near it again.

Allures catamaran accident. The Garcia Exploration 52 is the latest yacht in the Exploration series conceived by Jimmy Cornell. In a collision aluminum will probably just dent. Although I was later told that this was a freak accident and rather unusual for moorings to puncture boats at low tide it happened to me.

The worker was declared dead at a nearby hospital. Rapport denquête technique rupture du mât du catamaran Allures 19 juin 2011 Haute-Corse. His life long involvement with multihulls began when he bought his first beach cat in 1959.

The Exploration 52 is designed and constructed for serious high latitude and tropical sailing. Fiberglass tends to crack when under stress. At first glance the Allures 45 looked every bit the capable blue water voyager I had expected ready and willing to take a competent crew around the world many times over.

Le catamaran a activé sa balise de détresse et contacté le centre de consultation médicale maritime de Toulouse le 27 mars vers 18 h 13 lalerte étant prise en compte par le. Un dramatique accident sest produit à bord du catamaran de croisière à voile Mouse Trap lun des marins trouvant la mort à la suite du démâtage du navireLe décès serait dû à un arrêt cardiaque. What really sets the new yacht apart from her.

The accident was immediately reported and emergency actions taken to transfer the injured worker to shore and hospital. His hobby became his profession when seven years later he began designing and building GRP catamarans with two friends and later became a licensed builder of the Olympic Tornado. French builder Allures has comfortably established itself as one of the big hitters in the aluminium go anywhere bluewater cruising category so the addition of a 45-footer to its range is most welcome.

The Allures 45 is available in three layouts and I imagine owners will choose their layout based on how many crew members they plan to sail with. Although Allures 459 is a novelty it is still first and foremost an Allures with all its distinctive features. She has a very strong hull of aluminium with excellent sailing.